"There is no worse sickness for the soul, o you who are proud, than this pretense of perfection."
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"Your talent makes you who you are. You should be proud of it."
"I am very proud to be Italian."
"I am proud to be a girl, and I know that girls can change the world."
"Be proud of your choices, not your gifts."
"When asked what I am most proud of, I stick out my chest, hold my head high and state proudly, 'I served in the United States Navy!'"
"Doc has been my name all my life, and John is my middle name. I'm proud of all my names - Malcolm John Michael Creaux Rebennack. I'm proud of them names."
"I don't want to be too proud, but I have a good personal style."
"Man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured."
"The cross is the place where we find the freedom to accept ourselves without being proud and to challenge ourselves without being crushed."
"Your audacious life goals are fabulous. We're proud of you for having them. But it's possible that those goals are designed to distract you from the thing that's really frightening you--the shift in daily habits that would mean a re-invention of how you see yourself."
"I'm proud of having been one of the first to recognize that states and the federal government have a duty to protect our natural resources from the damaging effects of pollution that can accompany industrial development."
"'Born this Way' is about being yourself, and loving who you are and being proud."
"The White House belongs to all Americans. It's supposed to be something we're proud of."
"I'm proud to be an American, no matter what. But Amercian culture is stale, you know wha I'm saying ? We keep regurgitating the same sh*t. And it ain't exciting. I seen it from when I was a kid watching the whole sh*t. The sh*t was exciting to me."
"Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about?"
"My name? Of course it helps. If youve got it, use it. Im proud of it, for sure."
"My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian."
"Even when someone gets to looking like she should be so proud of herself, instead she's like, 'I could be another three pounds less; I could be a little taller and have bigger lips.'"
"I'm proud, and Islam did it. And after these things that I heard in church, a preacher and watching this and that, I knew something was wrong but I couldn't pinpoint it."