Pride Quotes

"Be proud of who you are, and not ashamed of how someone else sees you."

"Self-love, self-respect, self-worth. There is a reason they all start with self. You cannot find them in anyone else."

"I'm proud of the U.S.A. We've done some amazing things. To wear our flag in the Olympics is an honor."

"Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world."

"The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this."

"The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity."

"For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction."

"Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and let's drink to the hope that one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again."

"The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage."

"Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A meaningful life that ultimately brings happiness and pride requires you to respond to temptations as well as challenges with honor, dignity, and courage."

"My Dad, a small-town lawyer, was also named Paul. Until we lost him when I was 16, he was a gentle presence in my life. I like to think he'd be proud of me and my sister and brothers, because I'm sure proud of him and of where I come from, Janesville, Wisconsin."

"I haven't been baptised. My dad's not in the church and is not a religious person. My mum is more spiritual - she does Thai-chi and goes to Stonehenge and things like that. I'm proud to be pagan. Finland is not really a religious country. I'm still looking for my god."

"The American culture promotes personal responsibility, the dignity of work, the value of education, the merit of service, devotion to a purpose greater than self, and at the foundation, the pre-eminence of family."

"There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard."

"As the proud father of two teens and past Chairman to the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, I am committed to educating parents and especially young people on ways to live a long, healthy and active life."

"I have always maintained a high level of fitness, and that is why I am still able to handle the demands of playing in the Premiership. People have always commented on my fitness, and it's something I pride myself on."

"Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends."

"There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion."

"Do we talk about the dignity of work? Do we give our students any reason for believing it is worthwhile to sacrifice for their work because such sacrifices improve the psychological and mental health of the person who makes them?"

"In our home there was always prayer - aloud, proud and unapologetic."

"You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things."

"The degree in which a poet's imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact measure of his importance and dignity."

"I don't want to go on much longer, really. I think that would suggest a lack of imagination. A certain lack of dignity also."

"God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us."

"Pride is the quiet strength that comes from honoring who you are, without apology or exception."

"Standing tall in your truth inspires others to rise in theirs."

"Pride isn't loudness—it's the courage to exist softly and fully."

"Pride is the quiet courage to stand tall, even when your knees tremble beneath the weight of judgment."

"Pride is not denying weakness, but refusing to let it define your strength."

"Carry your story with pride, not because it’s perfect, but because it’s yours."

"Pride grows in the moments you choose kindness, even when scorn would be easier."

"Your worth isn’t up for debate—pride is simply the acknowledgment of that truth."

"Pride is the flame that keeps you warm when the world forgets to acknowledge your light."

"It takes pride to walk forward when silence would have you disappear."