Proud Quotes - Page 17

• Here at home, we will strengthen our defenses but not succumb to a siege mentality that sacrifices the open society and liberties and values that we cherish as Americans, because great and proud nations don't hunker down and hide behind walls of suspicion and mistrust.

  Barack Obama

  Wall, Home, Sacrifice

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• It's a very weird thing to know where you want to be in life and all of a sudden to actually have taken some real steps is a very strange feeling. I've really done something that I'm proud of.

  Sophia Bush

  Real, Taken, Feelings

  "Saturday Night Magazine Interview". z15.invisionfree.com. February 14, 2006.

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• Repentance means to have a hearty, thorough, change of mind and it includes the idea of rejecting and renouncing the sinful, filthy lifestyle you've been living. And for the most part, fags cannot repent because they're proud of their sin.

  Fred Phelps

  Mean, Ideas, Mind

  "Fred Phelps Gave Me My First Big Break". Interview With A.J. Daulerio, theconcourse.deadspin.com. March 26, 2014.

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• Obey thy parents, keep thy word justly; swear not; commit not with man's sworn spouse; set not thy sweet heart on proud array. * * * Keep thy foot out of brothels, thy pen from lenders' books.

  William Shakespeare

  Sweet, Book, Heart

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• If things don't work out the way you want, hold your head up high and be proud. And try again. And again. And again!

  Sarah Dessen

  Determination, Work Out, Trying

  Sarah Dessen (2004). “Keeping the Moon”, p.210, Penguin

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• A proud man never shows his pride so much as when he is civil.

  Sir Fulke Greville

  Pride, Men, Shows

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• I am proud that I have devoted all my life to the struggle for the triumph of Leninism.

  Tim Buck

  Struggle, Triumph, Devoted

  "Tim Buck: A Conscience for Canada". Book by Oscar Ryan, 1975.

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• Enthusiasm is a virtue rarely to be met with in seasons of calm and unruffled prosperity. Enthusiasm flourishes in adversity, kindles in the hour of danger, and awakens to deeds of renown. The terrors of persecution only serve to quicken the energy of its purposes. It swells in proud integrity, and, great in the purity of its cause, it can scatter defiance amidst hosts of enemies.

  Thomas Chalmers

  Integrity, Adversity, Enemy

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• My parents are very proud of my success but still worry, as Im in a profession where there is no guarantee of work. They have always supported my decision to go into acting, but there have been tough times work-wise.

  David Harewood

  Wise, Worry, Parent

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• It's great that after 700 years William Wallace has finally had a proper burial. He did so much for the country. You should be proud of what you have achieved through devolution.

  Mel Gibson

  Country, Years, Devolution

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• It's like prom night for Hollywood. I'm really proud of myself for being here.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Night, Hollywood, Prom

  "'Uber-Bingo,' other memorable Oscar quotes". www.today.com. March 8, 2010.

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• I have this problem with violence. I've only done one movie in almost 20 years where I killed people. It's called Perdita Durango. It's a Spanish movie. I'm very proud of the movie, but I felt weird doing that.

  Javier Bardem

  Years, People, Done

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• To all trans youth out there, I would like to say respect yourself and be proud of who you are. All human beings deserve equal treatment no matter their gender identity or sexuality. To be perceived as what you say you are is a basic human right.

  Andrej Pejic

  Equal Treatment, Identity, Matter

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• If you are not proud of your cellar, there is no thrill of satisfaction in seeing your guest hold up his wineglass to the light and look judicial.

  George Eliot

  Light, Looks, Thrill

  George Eliot (2015). “Middlemarch: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.90, Penguin

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• The street is full of humiliations to the proud.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Humility, Pride, Humiliation

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays: First and Second Series”, p.294, Library of America

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• I'm extremely proud of our very, very diverse cast which represents the world that I walk around in every day.

  Ellen Pompeo

  Night, World, Lasts

  "Ellen Pompeo Slams the Emmys As 'Dated, Embarrassing'" by Emma Koonse, www.christianpost.com. September 24, 2013.

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• I don't think a man who is fifteen years younger than me should tell me he is proud of me unless he is my sober coach or my time-travel dad.

  Amy Poehler

  Dad, Men, Thinking

  Amy Poehler (2014). “Yes Please”, p.177, Pan Macmillan

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• So I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer and say to them: Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.

  Carl Sandburg

  Strong, Cities, Giving

  "Chicago" l. 10 (1916)

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• I've still got the same friends that I grew up with, I still go to the same places that I used to go to when I was younger, and it's just a very special place to me. I'm still very proud to call Iowa home.

  Corey Taylor

  Home, Iowa, Special

  "Government and Go-Go : Conversations with Stone Sour and Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, and Chuck Brown". Interview with Mike Ragogna, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 17, 2010.

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• Saying youre from Texas makes you kind of proud.

  Kay Bailey Hutchison

  Texas, Kind

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• Im very proud that our country still produces people like my son, who choose the path less traveled; that knowingly step up to serve, even though our country is tearing itself apart with things like political machinations.

  Steve Daines

  Country, Son, People

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• My best has to be for Barcelona against Villarreal in 2006 - that is the one I am asked most about, and it is the one I am most proud of. Xavi chipped the ball to me, I chested it down, twisted and hit an overhead kick. It was the final goal in a 4-0 win.

  Ronaldinho

  Winning, Goal, Finals

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• I'm proud of my works. But there's not one thing that I can put my finger on and say, "That is my greatest achievement. That's my proudest moment." That's so tricky to me.

  Jamie Bell

  Achievement, Moments, Fingers

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  I made a lot of mistakes, a lot of things I'm not proud of. But it's only for other people to learn from.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Mistake, Nba

  "No more practice for A.I.: Allen Iverson says goodbye to Philadelphia" by Bryan Armen Graham, www.theguardian.com. October 31, 2013.

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• I am proud of where I come from and I will never forget the people I grew up with.

  Zinedine Zidane

  Soccer, People, Madrid

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