In this post, you will find great Proud Quotes from famous people, such as Lou Holtz, Beyonce Knowles, Chris Burke, Thomas Campbell, Josephine Baker. You can learn and implement many lessons from these quotes.
I remember being in Japan when Destiny‘s Child put out ‘Independent Women,’ and women there were saying how proud they were to have their own jobs, their own independent thinking, their own goals. It made me feel so good, and I realized that one of my responsibilities was to inspire women in a deeper way.
The proud, the cold untroubled heart of stone, that never mused on sorrow but its own.
I remember when Lindbergh arrived in Paris, I was one of the first persons to know about his landing, because as the French people know that I was born in St. Louis, thinking I would be very proud to announce it to the public, they gave me the news first. I was then starring in the ‘Folies Bergere.’
I’m proud to represent my country.
I know that I put a lot into ‘Hereditary‘, and I’m proud of what it is. Beyond the fact that the film takes its time and asks for a certain amount of patience from the audience – and I hope it rewards that patience by the end – I know that I’m something of an aesthete. I care about aesthetics, and I love filmmaking.
People just need to be confident in their own skin and be proud of themselves.
You just can’t compare the WWE to anything else when it comes to sports entertainment. There is nothing like the WWE, nothing like this machine I am working for and I’m proud to work for.
I’ve done a lot of things I’m not proud of, such as getting my girlfriend pregnant when I was 23 and the way I handled that.
Motorcycle riding has been a passion of mine since my 20th birthday, and as a proud member of the American Motorcyclist Association and the Harley Owners Group, I can attest that responsible riding has many unique recreational benefits for millions of Americans.
I am proud that in the Netherlands I can come out for my homosexuality, and I’d like to keep it that way.
I thought going in that I had to have this very broad, very palatable sensibility that works for everybody, but then the stuff that I’m the most proud of, and probably even got the most success from, was outwardly an expression of queerness or gayness. That’s been a nice surprise.
I am very proud of the role I played in getting legal equality for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and in helping get rid of the prejudice by being visible about it, helping to block the conviction of Bill Clinton of impeachment.
I make mistakes. I say stupid things. I do idiotic things. And, quite frankly, I’m proud of them. Why not make mistakes?
I am proud of being a Somali-American Muslim, and my wardrobe has been an important part of my religious and cultural upbringing.
I would be proud if I can score as many runs as Rahul Dravid by the time I retire and serve the country as long as he did.
As African-Americans, people of that generation felt pretty much if they were going to see changes in the world, they had to make sacrifices and step up to the plate. I’m very proud that my parents happened to be people who did. They were not privileged to have a formal education.
I’ve taken a milk-art class; I can put a heart on top of the cappuccino. I’m very proud of that.
This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves; to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.
I love my dad, and I’m proud to be his daughter.
I’ve always had long hair and it’s something I’m proud of.
I am extremely proud to have the surname Ambani. I am proud to be a Gujarati, and above all, an extremely proud Indian.
I’m proud of where I’m from. I’m proud of Long Island.
I’m very proud of my work at Watford in what has been a short period.
One of the things we’re really proud of is that every single task is different, even if there are similarities. You never know what’s coming up next.
Growing up in a Jewish matriarchal world inside the patriarchal paradise of Salt Lake City, Utah, gave me increased perspective on gender issues, as it also did my gay brother and my lesbian sister. Our younger sister is the perfect Jewish-American wife and mother, and is fiercely proud of that fact.
I think it’s important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from that point of view, I’m proud to be a role model!
I felt proud that the baby‘s first real adventure should be as a protest against the insanity of world annihilation. Already a certain percentage of unborn children are doomed by fallout, and no one knows the cumulative effects of what is already poisoning the air and sea.
I’m proud of ‘Deliverance‘ because it was a very dangerous film to make, and they all said it couldn’t be done, and we did it. And Jon Voight and I are now like brothers.
It was some great times and some great moments… I’m proud to be a WWE alumni. If it wasn’t for my time there, there’s no way I’d be excelling at Fox and acting.
I’m very proud of what I was able to do during the ’90s, when baggy pants were in and East/West rap was relevant and all these different things.
My military service is the thing I’m most proud of, but when I think of everything happening in the Middle East, I can’t help but tell myself I wish we would have achieved some sort of lasting victory. No one touched that subject before Trump, especially not in the Republican Party.
Alan Carr is an out and proud gay man but there isn’t a famous bisexual equivalent – it’s a lot rarer.
One thing I’m proud to do like a girl is represent my country in the Olympics and at the highest level, at the highest platform that I can.
Succeeding, being on TV, being a professional, I was proud of myself, I was happy.
I’m proud to have a small part in the growth of hockey in D.C., but our organization does so much every day to get young kids to play hockey and I’m always appreciative of that.
I know my role on this team, and I’m expected to prepare and to perform every week and play well. I relish that opportunity – to be somebody the guys can count on week in and week out, to play really well. That’s what really motivates me: to make my coaches proud, my teammates proud, and the fans proud.
I wouldn’t change anything about myself. Not because I’m being cocky or anything, but because this is who I am, and I’m proud of who I am.
I am proud to be an American Citizen.
When you are proud of something you have done, and you have made a film you feel has merit, and it’s found an audience and is critically well received, that’s a pretty pleasurable place to be. I mean, you don’t want it gathering dust at the bottom of someone‘s DVD collection.
We’ve got to know our history. We have to be able to bring our children to a place that they can be proud of.
I’m proud to be associated with the value system at Berkshire Hathaway; I think you’ll make more money in the end with good ethics than bad.
I never went to a university, and I am proud to say so because I don’t think I have done too badly.
Curvy is something to be proud of.
The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.
Success, to me, is just doing things that I’m really proud of.
I’m a proud man.
I don’t want to put down my work – I’m very proud of the work I’ve done.
I wish I had gone to Cannes with a film, but I had gone there for L’Oreal Pakistan. I cannot tell you the people that I was around, from Helen Mirren to Jane Fonda. It was a proud moment on the red carpet when they announced my name and said ‘Mahira Khan from Pakistan.’
I love this country very much, and I’m proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people.
PSY is a legend. I am just proud that a world star has risen from Korea and that a longtime friend was met with such astounding success.
Back then, we didn’t know we were poor, and people were more proud then.
The notion that before you even set out to go to Thailand, you say, ‘I’m not interested,’ or you’re unwilling to try things that people take so personally and are so proud of and so generous with, I don’t understand that, and I think it’s rude. You’re at Grandma’s house, you eat what Grandma serves you.
If you are too proud, you don’t do business.
The women’s movement in Korea is a Juche-oriented movement, which was pioneered by the great Comrade Kim Il Sung and which followed the proud road of development under the leadership of Comrades Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long.
Good taste doesn’t exist. It is our taste. We have to be proud of it.
I’m more careful about my hands than about what I eat and most anything else, because my hands have been my living. My hands have been able to help me learn. My hands have taken me around the world. So I’m very proud of my hands.
Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living.
‘Marley and Me’ was a book I was proud of and believed in, but I thought it would just have a modest audience because it is such a personal story about my marriage and my family.
I have never believed in the fallacy that the federal government can buy its way out of economic troubles through needless spending. For that reason, I am proud to oppose ‘stimulus‘ packages and endless corporate bailouts, which will do little but weaken the long-term integrity of the American economy.
I’m much more proud of being a father than being an actor.
I don’t know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate, but I have no such thing as national pride. I don’t feel proud that I am Iranian. I happen to be who I am.
My parents are very proud of my success but still worry, as I’m 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.
When I perform my role well, I feel proud.
My approach has always been to make things we were proud of.
I’m extremely proud to have represented my country. It’s truly an honour.
There are certain things in ‘Twilight‘… As much as I’m proud of that movie and I do like it, I feel like maybe I brought too much of myself to the character. I feel like I really know Bella now. But most readers feel like they know Bella because it’s a first-person narrative.
I always tried to be a guy that plays hard and was committed to giving his all, on and off the court. So that’s something I’m really proud of.
I’m identified as a New York actor, I sound like I’m from New York, and I couldn’t be more proud of it.
I am so proud of Michigan‘s citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is truly heartwarming to see the compassion shown for those in need.
All my kids were raised on computers: They were home-schooled on the Internet, so they’re pretty good at that stuff. And I’m proud of them, but I don’t really keep up with it.
I’m a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity.
Obviously, I was disappointed to lose the captaincy. I was very proud to be captain of my country.
The conservative movement today is like that tall ship with its proud captain: strong, accomplished but veering off course into the dangerous and uncharted waters of big government republicanism.
Tennessee obviously has a proud history of military service, but unfortunately, that also means that we have lost a lot of people serving the country who are Tennesseans.
I’m very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That’s my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it’s not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.
Teachers are always trying to inspire people to do better, to learn, to grow. That’s what we do, and we’re proud of the success we’ve had here doing that, and it’s something we’ll certainly continue to do.
Beauty is a gift, just like good health or intelligence. The only thing is not to be proud of being beautiful. Because you didn’t do anything – it was given to you.
My dad was always in sales. My mom had a heart for the ages. Worked in recreation, doing rehabilitation in nursing homes. Very nice, practical folks who were very proud of me but had no inclination toward the stage in any way.
I’m proud to support legislation that would increase the competitiveness of American-made pharmaceuticals and allow our nation’s manufacturers to better prevent and respond to shortages.
I don’t think I would have been able to stick with it and been proud of who I am and be feminine out on the court. I think I would have folded to the peer pressure if I didn’t have my mom to encourage me to be me and be proud of how tall I am.
My mother always taught us that any accomplishment my sisters or I achieve is a ‘feather in all our caps.’ Kathy, Kim, and I are always proud of each other. We feel that each of our lives is a reflection on all of us. We all want the best for each other.
I’m proud of my family, very proud – I have ten grandchildren, four children, and one wife.
I’m happy. I don’t care what other people say or think. I’m happy. I’m blessed. I’m proud of my life, and that’s it. That’s all that matters.
Yes, I am proud, and very humble too.
Absolutely, yes, I’m proud of every woman, of every American, that makes her dreams come true.
My mom is proud of me. But she might not be too happy about the hours I keep or how little I eat. I wake up so late that it would be inappropriate to have breakfast. At most, I will have a snack in the day and dinner. I realize that it’s not the healthiest way to live, but it’s all I really have time for.
I think what I’ve learned out of this lifetime is you should be proud of where you come from.
I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully.
I feel enormously proud to be part of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices and to see the wonderful life-changing work that you do.
It’s my mission to get the New Zealand accent into a Hollywood show. I’m proud of the way we talk, and I’m here to represent it. Kiwis are everywhere: they’re in every city of the world. I’ve checked. We have a voice… it’s a bit of a funny one at times, but it’s one that I want to promote.
It is all about quality of life and being proud of what I do. I need me to be me.
Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always proud of himself as the source of it.
I’ll always be very proud of giving Priyanshu Painyuli and Siddhant Chaturvedi their first break. Both are phenomenal actors and I am very excited about their future.
I’ve never not been proud of the work I was doing; I have nothing I have any shame about.
I am super proud of being an American, but we fail our veterans every day.
I’m proud to be an American. I’m proud to be an African American in America. I’ve had some interesting experiences: some great, some not so great, but I love it here.
Oregonians have many good reasons to be proud of our election system.
I’m not proud of killing, of being responsible for the death of a single person. I never will be.
I have been criticized a lot for not looking perfect in every photograph. I’m not embarrassed about it. I’m proud of it. If I took perfect pictures all the time, the people standing in the room with me, or on the carpet, would think, ‘What an actress! What a faker!’
I decided that I wanted to be an artist in middle school, and although my mom wasn’t fully on board with me becoming a trainee, she really supported me throughout the years and is very proud of me now.
It’s good to be proud of your heritage and your culture, but pride can be perverted.
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.
I worked for George Bush. I’m proud to have worked for him. I think that a lot of the most controversial things we did, that people didn’t like and – and criticized us for, things like the terror surveillance program or the enhanced interrogation techniques, were things that allowed us to save lives.
Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are.
The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they are judged to be on the ladders of worldly success. They feel worthwhile as individuals if the numbers beneath them in achievement, talent, beauty, or intellect are large enough.
I’m a proud New Zealander, and I represent Paralympics New Zealand. I love what I do, and I do it because I love it. The passion is unbelievable in every race I do. I have the ambition to change things outside the pool, too.
I’m really proud of a lot of the achievements we’ve made as a government but obviously I’ll be putting my mark on the premiership and doing things that I think are important in terms of my own personal priority.
I’m very proud of my Southern accent, it’s part of me.
That’s why I’m very proud of being American. I’m proud to pay taxes. I pay a lot of taxes, but it sure beats the alternative.
The farther away you writers stay, the better I like it. You know why? Because you’re trying to create a bad image of me… you do it because I’m black and Puerto Rican, but I’m proud to be Puerto Rican.
I’m thinking of a legacy that I can be proud of and wealth that my grandchildren can use to go to college. So world domination – in terms of providing for my family – is absolutely my goal.
I get a lot of action scripts. I get low-budget vehicles that will end up right on the video shelf. I want to do movies that I want to talk about, that I’m proud of, but I also want to make a living.
I want to make something great. I want to make something that I can be proud of in 10 years, something that is timeless.
I love my son and am proud of my son.
I’m not really easy to live with! There needs to be unlimited patience and unconditional love. Men I’ve known before loved my independent spirit and were proud of my success, to the point that they’d become jealous of the time I devote to my career.
I am proud of where I came from, and I am proud of what I’ve been able to achieve through hard work and perseverance. And I guarantee you that anyone who tries to say otherwise hasn’t walked a day in my shoes.
My mother and father are exceptionally proud Indians. They always wanted to contribute, to give back philanthropically, especially in the field of education.
I’m so proud of all my kids. I’m like, ‘I did something right!’
I feel bonded to ‘Take Me.’ I’m proud of it. It’s empowering, and at the end of the day, it’s a pretty solid pop hit.
It’s a funny thing: You want so badly for people to see what you do – you’re proud of it – and I like the effect that movies have on people. But the attention can also make me uncomfortable.
I am very proud of Salman Khan.
I’m proud of myself. I could break and go get all this plastic surgery and get my nose fixed and get lipo or do whatever, but I haven‘t chosen to do that because I know I’m a great person. I’m pretty damn hot, if you ask me.
I’m very proud of my roles. I enjoy the ability to touch millions of people and, in some way, connect with them in ways that I cannot connect with them in my normal, everyday life.
I made an album I’m very proud of, and that’s about it.
I was always really proud of the fact that I had a very positive influence as a role model.
I’m so proud of who I am and where I come from and who my father is.
I wanted to set the standard, do the best job possible so that other people would be comfortable with African-Americans flying in space and African-Americans would be proud of being participants in the space program.
I grew up in a religious environment, and I’m proud of it. I was going to be a priest; I’m proud of it. And I thank God I believe in God, or I would probably be enormously angry right now.
Whatever ethnicity you are, yes, absolutely you have to be proud of who you are man. I am really really proud to be Asian, I got to say.
We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free.
Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.
I’m proud of my office. I’m proud of the work that we do.
I was always proud, and still am, to wear the BVB jersey and to be part of this exceptional team.
When I run for my country, I’m very proud to run for my country.
Very few women get asked to be in the swimsuit issue, and I’m really proud to be one of so many beautiful and empowering women.
I’m proud to cosponsor the Life at Conception Act which grants rights to babies at the moment they are conceived, and the Born Alive Protection Act, that will protect innocent lives who miraculously escape death.
I had the most reversed education possible. Every parent wants their son to be a businessman, respectable – me, it was the opposite. When I had an artist career my mum was like, ‘Oh finally, I’m proud of you!’
We are a multicultural country – always have been, and to our credit, always will be. It is something that we should be very proud of and embrace.
It’s better to be known by six people for something you’re proud of than by 60 million for something you’re not.
Be proud of your heritage, and don’t be discouraged from the improbable.
The best form of flattery is to be admired, imitated or respected. I’ve always felt proud our fans look up to us or feel we are inspirational.
I feel really proud of my career – more here in England than in Spain. There are different mentalities. Here the people respect you.
I’m proud to be a Padre. At the end of the day, this is where I wanted to be, and I’m very happy to be here.
When you’re growing up, it’s always nice to have someone you can relate and look up to. I’m proud of how I conduct my business and how I have accomplished all that I have accomplished, and hope that I can be a positive influence on not only the Mexican community but also young boxers and people all around the world.
I’m very proud of my heritage and the blood that runs through my veins. I take a lot of strength from that.
As it is, I played 99 per cent of my football in the Premier League and I’d proud of that fact. That’s where my history is.
I’m so proud that women are playing a great role in these demonstrations, in this so-called revolution. Because our women showed that women play a great role in everyday life.
I’m pretty proud of my film music in general.
Bullying is not going to make your mom proud. It’s not going to pay your bills. It’s nothing to be proud of.
Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself.
When I look back on what I did for the Left, I’m in a small way quite proud of some of it – I only wish I’d done more.
I’m not too proud of the movies I made as a grownup except for ‘That Hagen Girl’, which nobody remembers but which gave me a chance to act.
But Basquiat is the first thing I’ve done that I’m really proud of.
It’s a great honour to have the nickname of Iceman, it makes me feel very proud of my achievements.
I love our country so much. And we should all love and respect each other because this is the greatest country in the world. I see the love. I see the unity in all walks of life on a daily basis and It makes me so proud to be an American.
I credit the women who came before me and credit New Zealanders for welcoming me having a child… positivity outweighed negativity. I’m proud of the nation.
I’m so proud to represent my hometown on the International Space Station where we conduct scientific research that can benefit all of humankind.
I am pretty expressive with my emotions. I don’t think something and say something else. I don’t know if it’s something I should be proud of or to watch out for. Maybe I am not politically correct. I don’t know if that’s a crime.
I have to be careful not to be too proud in life, because there is always room for improvement.
This will be the fourth time I’ve seen this film. I’m very proud of it and I think it’s a great movie for women of any age. And almost every single man I’ve talked to has admitted to crying.
I’m proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money.
The Sauber F1 Team has put its trust in me for 2015, and it makes me proud, as Sauber is known to be one of the best teams in developing young drivers. It will be a great challenge.
When literature exists, perhaps we do not notice how important it is, but when it does not exist, our lives become coarsened and brutal. For this reason, I am proud of my profession, but also aware of its importance.
The thing I’m most proud of in my career was to be able to help two organizations go someplace that they’ve never been before. Not many people get that opportunity to do it with one.
I am proud to live in this country, where anything is possible.
I see the people in Detroit are very – they’re like a lot of cities, but they’re very proud to be from there and they really want to see change and they really want to see good things happen.
I do like burgers, I do eat chicken – and I’m not proud of it, but I pick my nose. We all do.
I am proud of my work for my country.
I know that Cena has a lot of detractors, but I’m very proud of him. He’s a good hero.
I’m not proud of my chin but I can take a shot.
Femininity is part of the God-given divinity within each of you. It is your incomparable power and influence to do good. You can, through your supernal gifts, bless the lives of children, women, and men. Be proud of your womanhood. Enhance it. Use it to serve others.
I’m quite happy with the body of work that I’ve done, and I’ve done some really good work over the years that I’m proud of. I’m proud of some of the people that I’ve worked with, been lucky to have worked with.
I was proud of ‘House, MD,’ and I think it was good for what it was and remarkably smart for a television show. I loved Hugh Laurie and was proud to be by his side that long and to be trusted by him.
My children feel proud of me. Since their father is honest, they have nothing to be ashamed about.
It had never occurred to me that my colour – or lack of it – was an issue for some people, but then I moved to Sydney, and apparently it was. People look at me and don’t see what they think is a typical Aboriginal. Thankfully, my mother raised me well in knowing where I come from and who I am, and I’m proud of that.
All in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced. I’m very proud to be the first winner here in India.
As an athlete, I’ve always been very proud to represent the United States.
I never gave up, and for that, I can be proud of myself.
It has been three great years; good moments, bad moments, like football is. I’m really proud of the decision I made. Newcastle is home.
One of the things I’m most proud of in Atlanta is that I had a great relationship with our fans and I think they knew what I was all about. They respected me, showed me nothing but love.
I don’t think anybody else could have gone out there with Brock Lesnar and do what I did. I stand by that, and I’m proud of it. My father and my mother were in the front row watching, and they got to see their son go toe-to-toe with Brock Lesnar. Not many people can say that.
I’m proud to say I had a bet with a guy from Chicago who said Chicago is windier and colder than Wyoming. Wyoming dominated them.
I’m very happy at Atletico. I’m very proud to play for these fans, with these players, and with this coach. I want to try and pay back the confidence and care that the people at Atletico have always shown me.
I’m a black American, and I’m proud to represent who and where I’m from – unapologetically. There’s no shame in my game.
I have been called ‘Bongshell’ the day I stepped into showbiz. So, any adjective coming my way, I take it positively. Sometimes it’s also entertaining, but I don’t feel bad about it. I’m a proud woman.
I hate movies that tell people what to think. I’m proud that Democrats thought ‘Thank You For Smoking‘ was their film and Republicans thought it was theirs. I’m proud that pro-choice people thought ‘Juno’ was their film and pro-life people thought it was theirs.
If you feel that you are good, don’t be too proud of it.
I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I’ll go for the gross-out. I’m not proud.
More than anything else it pleases me to know I’ve made people back home in Bihar proud of me.
I think I’ma make every hood proud. Everybody that ever seen me come up, know what I came from, know how I came up, know where I started. I feel like I’ma just make everybody proud.
The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it.
It’s definitely a struggle to prove yourself just as a good human being. I’m so proud of who I am and what I’ve become, the morals I have, and the people that I’m surrounded by.
I’m very happy at Huddersfield, it’s a great club for me and I’m proud to be a Huddersfield player.
I remember feeling proud as I cast my first vote in Chicago in the 1972 presidential election – President Richard Nixon versus Senator George McGovern. Finally, I could participate. There was so much at stake.
We want to be proud when we look back on our history when we grow old.
I’m very proud of ‘NXT.’
I am proud to be the granddaughter and daughter of immigrants who were brave enough to leave their homes and come to a whole new world with a different language and culture and immerse themselves fearlessly to start a better life for themselves and their families.
We’re all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don’t make any big ones.
Immensely grateful, touched, proud, astonished, abashed.
I’m proud of what I did in ‘Daybreak.’
I have been massively proud to have played for and, indeed, captain my country on the cricket field.
I am proud to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.
I’m very proud of my well-earned wrinkles, so show ’em.
I’m proud of my record of reform, taking on my own party.
If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it’s that I’ve never been a kept woman.
I’m proud of my roots. There are not many Asians in the music industry so it’s important for me to tell people where I’m from.
It would be doing me great injustice to think that I have any feeling of indifference to my country; I have more reason than anyone to feel, every day of my life, the value of the blood which flows in my veins, and it is only from prudence that at times I abstain from showing how proud I am of it.
Some of the things I’m most proud of, it isn’t because I think it’s my best work; it’s because of something that it’s taught me.
As a New Yorker you can’t help but be proud of the fact that so much music and culture started here. Punk rock, jazz, hip-hop and house music started here, George Gershwin debuted ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ here; the Velvet Underground are from New York.
I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise.
I’m really proud to be Filipino. Filipinos are really supportive, and I want to thank all of them. I love them!
I grew up in the country. I am a real proud country boy, love getting back home.
I feel proud to be a skater: it’s taught me how to be emotional, more connected with myself, more mature, more understanding of my thoughts and the conversations I’ve had with myself.
The proud fight against colonialism is one that should be consigned to history.
I’ve very proud to be mayor of our great city. It’s a city with a heart and a soul. Chicago has a unique spirit. Our business community wants to give back.
I think I’m most proud of my family right now. I’m more into that then I’ve ever been. It also gives a new area to draw from in creativity with my songs.
I have been a part of this development, so I am very proud of it.
This world of ours… must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.
All I know is that I’m proud to be Filipino.
Most boys’ first hero is their father. That was definitely true of my dad. He was a proud Irish American and he taught me a lot about ethics and responsibility. He also introduced me to a lot of wonderful folk music.
The ’20s ended in an era of extravagance, sort of like the one we’re in now. There was a big crash, but then the country picked itself up again, and we had some great years. Those were the days when American believed in itself. I was happy and proud to be painting it.
Whenever I talk about my culture, I want to shine a light on it. Even though I’m having fun, I want to make sure it’s uplifting. I’m proud of it, and that’s always been the foundation of my jokes.
Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball, I think I set a terrific example of ‘Don’t do this’ and ‘Don’t do that.’ And that’s one of the things that I’m most proud of.
I was proud to witness American Jewish organizations found the Save Darfur Coalition in June 2004 to mobilize a coordinated interfaith response to the ongoing humanitarian disaster.
Central Virginians have a proud, centuries-long record of service and commitment to country, and each year, we gather to honor our neighbors who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of and service to our nation.
I’ve been in the newspapers since I was about 15 – not for rapping, but for real substantive stuff I was doing in the community, organizing around gang violence in the schools. So I had already made my grandma proud before I was on TV. I’ve always been who I am.
If I could go back to my younger self, I would never have had the implants done. I feel relieved and I feel proud for removing them now.
I’m proud of the fact that I made my way in life very rigorously. I was a bit too stubborn when it came to certain things, which was unnecessary, like getting independent from and leaving Germany.
I don’t do proud.
My grandmother, if she were still alive, she’d be very proud that I held through and did a film in Korean and didn’t compromise and then start using that foreign language of English.
Modiji is a BJP worker, and crores of karyakartas are proud of the fact that an ordinary worker has become a beloved personality in India and abroad.
We are rarely proud when we are alone.
I wanted my fans and my family and my friends to be proud of me.
Many small towns I know in Maine are as tight-knit and interdependent as those I associate with rural communities in India or China; with deep roots and old loyalties, skeptical of authority, they are proud and inflexibly territorial.
I think a businessman can be an artist just as much as a writer or a sculptor, so I’m real proud of what the company has become.
I think for the most part people are proud of the bicultural foundation New Zealand is built on and the fact that we are a multicultural society.
I was so young when the Killers started. I was 21. I’m proud of those songs, but there’s no way I would write ‘Somebody Told Me,’ as I get older. Especially after having kids.
None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
I’m so proud of myself, my dad, my team, everyone that has been around me.
I do not enjoy being away from Richmond, my friends of a lifetime, and my home… I do not enjoy working 6 days a week and almost every night at a time when I had planned to be tapering off. There are compensations which appeal to any lawyer who is proud of his profession. The Supreme Court is an awesome place.
I’m proud to carry that torch and be like, ‘I’m gay! I’m black! Hang your dreams on me. Hang your hopes on me. I’ll carry them to the best of my ability.’
It was a privilege to direct the music video for Adele’s beautiful, heartbreaking song, ‘Hello.’ When I first heard it, all the images appeared clearly in my head – and her trust and generosity allowed me to work with abandon artistically and emotionally, like she always does. It made me extremely proud.
EMILY’s List members are deeply committed to electing pro-choice Democratic women whom we trust to stand up for our rights, treat us honestly, and make us proud. Our candidates fight for us every day. Blanche Lincoln failed to hold up her end of the bargain.
I always wanted my daddy to be proud.
Our Prophet was a radical too- he fought against the injustices of his community and challenged the feudal order of his society, so they called him a radical. So what? We should be proud of that!
I’m an activist. I’m a proud activist. So I want to be someone who is pro-black and pro-Africa and still be somebody that has positive influence.
I am proud of what I have got and I need an audience.
I want people to know where I come from. I think I have come really far from that, and I did it on my own. It’s sort of the American dream to come from absolutely nothing and to succeed while still doing something that you love. Not compromising yourself in any way. I hope I’m making Jersey proud in that way.
As a proud spokesperson for L’Oreal Paris, I have communicated the ‘Because You’re Worth It’ message many times, and know firsthand how empowering it is to say and how empowering it feels.
I deeply believe that if the Australian Labor Party, a party of which I have been a proud member for more than 30 years, is to have the best future for our nation, then it must change fundamentally its culture and to end the power of faceless men. Australia must be governed by the people, not by the factions.
The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person to change.
I am proud to offer my endorsement of Donald J. Trump for President of the United States. He is a successful executive and entrepreneur, a wonderful father, and a man who I believe can lead our country to greatness again.
Self-reflection is so healthy. Journaling works for me – when I record the details of what I’m going through, whether it’s a relationship issue or negative thoughts, I can look back and see how far I’ve come. It makes me proud to see my progress and how I got through a bad situation.
The problem of the tall office building is one of the most stupendous, one of the most magnificent opportunities that the Lord of Nature in His beneficence has ever offered to the proud spirit of man.
Create something for yourself that you feel proud of, that you are in control of, that gives you a better understanding of the type of artist you want to be.
My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
The city of Detroit is always home, and I’m very proud of where I’m from.
I’m a proud American – becoming a citizen in 1988 was one of the most profoundly moving occasions in my life; I’m a former Texan and a recent Californian.
I’m very proud of being Italian-American, but people don’t realize that the mafia is just this aberration. The real community is built on the working man, the guy who’s the cop, the fireman, the truck driver, the bus driver.
I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.
We live in a classist, racist, homophobic society into which we are very assimilated, that’s all. I’m not really proud about that.
I’ve written a whole body of work that I’m incredibly proud of.
I’m incredibly proud of ‘Hannibal‘ and the cast – I feel like we’re doing really good television.
There is nothing wrong with the name White Settlement, and the majority here is proud of the name.
I am a country boy and proud of it.
I’m doing pretty good for myself, and I’m very proud and very humbled at where I’m at, and I’m extremely blessed.
I’m proud of my relationship with ‘Star Trek‘! ‘Star Trek’ is a show that I am philosophically compatible with.
I’m proud of being part Cherokee, and I think it’s time all us Indians felt the same way.
The only achievement I am really proud of is the friends I have made in this community.
I want to get to the point where I can retire at 21, and my whole family is proud of me. That’s the goal in everything that I do.
My mom is proud of me. I just want to keep working hard so one day I can help my family. I am going to get a big house one day, and we all can stay in it and eat.
I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.
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.
I’m very proud of the way that I was raised, I’m very proud of the way that my parents raised me.
The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.
Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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.
I have lived a long life, and I am proud that I spend the whole of my life in the service of my people. I am only proud of this and nothing else. I shall continue to serve until my last breath, and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it.
I receive huge support from Irish and British sports fans alike and it is greatly appreciated. Likewise I feel I have a great affinity with the American sports fans. I play most of my golf in the U.S. nowadays and I am incredibly proud to have won the U.S. Open and U.S. PGA Championship in the last two years.
I was proud to be a Tory Member of Parliament for twelve years, proud to represent Buckingham as a Tory, proud to have voted with my party 99% of the time as the record shows.
I consider myself absolutely a character actor, and that’s what I want as a career. I don’t need to be the lead star or any of that, as long as I’m doing stuff that I’m proud of, really.
I may have made my reputation as a general in the Army and I’m very proud of that. But I’ve always felt that I was more than one-dimensional.
Since 2011, I am happy to say that I have reconciled with Ahmed Hirsi; we have married in our faith tradition and are raising our family together. Like all families, we have had our ups and downs, but we are proud to have come through it together.
I hate the title of being called ‘the richest woman in India,’ but it’s the recognition that this was the value that I had created as a woman entrepreneur, and that makes me very, very proud.
I started being really proud of the fact that I was gay even though I wasn’t.
If you’re proud of something, and if you’re proud of your work at the end of the day, the experience, walking away, you can feel good about it; that’s what you have to focus on.
I am very proud to follow the rules of our company.
A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
If my parents were still alive, they would be very proud. They gave me a good start in life, the values that have driven me, and the confidence to believe in myself.
I’m very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.
The truth is, I’m proud of the life I’ve lived so far, and though I’ve made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.
I’m proud to say that I’m in advertising.
For me, and for many other people with disabilities, our status as disabled people is one of which we are fiercely proud.
I’m a proud Brit and a proud Englishman.
When people say, ‘You run like a girl; you play like a girl,’ it’s not what it used to be. That shouldn’t be negative. You should be proud to play like a girl.
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.
We are proud to have with us the poet lariat of Chicago.
What really motivates people at Facebook is building stuff that they’re proud of.
Obviously, as you grow up, no one’s ever 100 percent proud of every decision that they’ve made, and that’s OK. I think as long as you learn from your mistakes and don’t make them over and over again, you’re on the right path.
I do sometimes go back to my old songs. Some I feel very proud of. They make me wonder, ‘How did I do this?’
Democrats embrace The Affordable Care Act. We’re very proud of it.
All the awards in the world, you can get into all the nightclubs, they’ll send you the nicest clothes. Nothing better than walking into your dad’s restaurant and seeing a smile on his face and knowing that your mom and dad and your sister are real proud of you.
Before the war, my parents were very proud people. They’d always talk about Japan and also about the samurai and things like that. Right after Pearl Harbor, they were just real quiet. They kept to themselves; they were afraid to talk about what could happen. I assume they knew that nothing good would come out of it.
I feel very proud as a father when my daughter is being recognised for her talent and hard work.
I’ve sat in sushi bars, really fine ones, and I know how hard this guy worked, how proud he is. I know you don’t need sauce. I know he doesn’t even want you to pour sauce. And I’ve seen customers come in and do that, and I’ve seen him, as stoic as he tries to remain, I’ve seen him die a little inside.
We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn’t speak Italian in the house. We were very proud of being Italian, and had Italian music, ate Italian food.
No: war material is life-saving for one’s own people and whoever works and performs in these spheres can be proud of it; here enterprise as a whole finds its highest justification of existence.
