pride quotes

• So in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride -- the temptation blithely to declare yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong, good and evil. (Ronald Reagan) [temptation/pride/temptation/facts]
• The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity. (Jean-Jacques Rousseau) [english/pride/vanity]
• In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. (John Ruskin) [pride]
• Nothing is ever done beautifully which is done in rivalship: or nobly, which is done in pride. (John Ruskin) [pride]
• The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age. (George Santayana) [pride/age]
• That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty. ( Seneca) [pride]
• Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance. (Jonathan Swift) [pride/willpower]
• Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride. (Jonathan Swift) [vanity/humility/pride]
• Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction. (Brian Tracy) [right/pride]
• He will put in new Superior Court judges, and these guys are not going to want to see gay pride week. ( Cher) [willpower/gay/pride]
• Now, I had feelings of unworthiness before I walked onto the set, and I have feelings of pride and wonder and astonishment and disbelief when I see what we managed to achieve on the screen. (Ben Kingsley) [feelings/feelings/pride/wonder]
• The idea of having pride, the idea of manners, I think is very, very important. There's just too little of it in the world and I think there are certain dignities in life to which we should all aspire. (Bill Bixby) [pride/etiquette/think/think]
• So it's a source of fun and a source of pride to have been a part of this little movie that could. (Blair Underwood) [source/source/pride/movie]
• I do pride myself-I think it's important in a creative environment-on being generous. (Christopher Eccleston) [pride/think/being]
• I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to usher the program through its early stages of growth. For 10 years I have approached my responsibilities with pride and with passion. It has been a tremendous experience to work with our amazing student-athletes. (Dennis Miller) [growth/pride/pleasure/experience]
• Once I learned to speak in proper Spanish, I got great pride. () [speak/pride]
• “That's what Rocky is all about : pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.” (Sylvester Stallone) [pride/reputation/being]
• I really take pride in being able to say that I would have gotten that part whether or not Stella had ever existed because that's the kind of cat Doug Liman is. (Taye Diggs) [take/pride/being]
• “Hope remains when pride is gone, And it keeps you moving on. . . .” (Willie Nelson) [pride]
• I've proved before when Freeman has had a lot of personal turmoil, she's managed to keep it together on the track. I pride myself on that. (Cathy Freeman) [pride]
• “I suppose if you've never bitten your nails, there isn't any way to explain the habit. It's not enjoyable, really, but there is a certain satisfaction - pride in a job well done.” (Anderson Cooper) [habit/pride]
• Brazilians need to work on their own national pride. I always think that they suffer from national low-self esteem. It's a lesser-developed country, and they have struggled so much. Sometimes they have an attitude that, if it's Brazilian, it can't be good. (Amy Irving) [pride/think/attitude]
• We take pride in each other - we were meant to be together. (Melissa Gilbert) [take/pride]
• That’s something we take pride in. It’s just implied now. I don’t even think we have to mention it. We wanted to come back and just play hard. (Ryan Miller) [take/pride/think]
• Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up. (Mahatma Gandhi) [pride]
• “As Americans, we can take enormous pride in the fact that courage has been inspired by our own struggle for freedom, by the tradition of democratic law secured by our forefathers and enshrined in our Constitution. It is a tradition that says all men are created equal under the law and that no one is above it.” (Barack Obama) [take/pride/courage/tradition]
• I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way. (Tom Cruise) [love/take/pride]
• Attacks of divine transports are of pride and I accept the part assigned. (Elizabeth Barton) [pride]
• 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. (Barack Obama) [pride/right/thing/think]

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