Be Proud Quotes

• I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Inspirational, Life, 4th Of July

  Abraham Lincoln, Caroline Thomas Harnsberger (1950). “The Lincoln treasury”

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• Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.

  Jane Austen

  Pride, Thinking, Vanity

  Jane Austen (2008). “Pride and Prejudice”, p.26, Waking Lion Press

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• I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

  Edith Sitwell

  Patience, Stupid, Ignorance

  "The Last Years of a Rebel: A Memoir of Edith Sitwell". Book by Elizabeth Salter, 1967.

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  I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.

  Lauren Bacall

  Love, Beauty, Memorable

  Quoted in Daily Telegraph (London), 2 Mar. 1988

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• Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are.

  Patricia Velasquez

  Hard Work, Proud, Honest

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• A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.

  C. S. Lewis

  God, Wisdom, Humility

  C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.114, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man... It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone.

  C. S. Lewis

  Pride, Men, Competition

  C.S. Lewis (1996). “Joyful Christian”, p.164, Simon and Schuster

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• Be proud of who you are.

  Demi Lovato

  Bad Ass, Proud, Who You Are

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• I think if you run away from who you are, that you're a Democrat and you're proud to be a Democrat, it's foolish. And the reason it's foolish is you've got a lot to be proud of.

  Tim Kaine

  Running, Stupid, Thinking

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• My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian.

  Jim Carrey

  Proud, Canada, Made

  "Jim Carrey becomes a U.S. citizen" by Gary Susman, ew.com. October 13, 2004.

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• The female body is something that's so beautiful. I wish women would be proud of their bodies and not diss other women for being proud of theirs.

  Christina Aguilera

  Beauty, Beautiful, Wish

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• To be proud of virtue, is to poison yourself with the Antidote.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Poison, Proud, Virtue

  Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.263, Barnes & Noble Publishing

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• Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Thank You, Strong, Children

  Douglas MacArthur, Edward T. Imparato (2001). “General MacArthur: Wisdom and Visions”, p.158, Turner Publishing Company

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• If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!'

  Joan Crawford

  People, Want, Proud

  Joan Crawford (2017). “My Way of Life”, p.74, Graymalkin Media

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• We should be proud that our Prophet came into the world with the message of Islam to change it for the better, and not for the worse, or to keep things as they are.

  Abu Bakar Bashir

  Islam, World, Proud

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• We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free.

  Ronald Reagan

  Strength, Peace, Freedom

  Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan (2016). “The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, p.183, Humanix Books

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• I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Atheism, Proud, Weapons

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• Earn the right to be proud and confident.

  John Wooden

  Proud

  Fellowship of Christian Athletes, John Wooden (2010). “The Greatest Coach Ever: Timeless Wisdom and Insights of John Wooden”, p.153, Regal

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• I am proud of what I have got and I need an audience.

  Farrah Fawcett

  Needs, Proud, Audience

  "Farrah Fawcett Demands Audience As She Strips Nude" by Wenn, www.imdb.com. May 29, 2000.

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• You have to be proud of who you are.

  Bai Ling

  Proud, Who You Are

  Interview with Daniela Province, www.sfgate.com. April 12, 2009.

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• The Martha Stewart trial makes clear how far women have risen in the business world. America can be proud of our equal-opportunity prosecution and conviction.

  Rosabeth Moss Kanter

  Opportunity, America, Trials

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• He that is proud eats up himself: pride is his own glass, his own trumpet, his own chronicle.

  William Shakespeare

  Pride, Glasses, Proud

  1602 Agamemnon.Troilus and Cressida, act 2, sc.3, l.153-5.

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• Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.

  Emily Bronte

  Pride, People, Sorrow

  Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). “The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.407, Penguin

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• If you feel that you are good, don't be too proud of it.

  Abraham Cahan

  Proud, Feels, Ifs

  Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.43, Courier Corporation

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• Of what shall a man be proud, if he is not proud of his friends?

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Men, Proud, Ifs

  Robert Louis Stevenson (2015). “Travels With a Donkey”, p.4, Robert Louis Stevenson

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