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Quotes About Pride

I think that every Saturday, we ought to say, 'My father's a Jew, my mother was a Jew, and I'm a Jew,' with great pride.
~ Ed Koch
I think you always take pride in how you play.
~ Curtis Joseph
I'm continuing to prepare very well because I have my responsibility and my (pride) as a man and an athlete.
~ Dayron Robles
At this point in my life I am just about enjoying my free time and my downtime and that's what is about for us. My job is about making your job easier. I take a lot of pride in the quality of what I present, especially in 'Money Saving Meals.'
~ Sandra Lee
Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.
~ Nate Ruess
Maybe I over-do the 'not-80s' thing. It should be a part of my life that I've got some sort of pride in, but I've got this huge chip on my shoulder about '80s nostalgia - and it annoys fans sometimes.
~ Gary Numan
I'm pretty proud of having completed a marathon myself, so I can only imagine the pride that real athletes feel when they are picked for the Olympic or the Paralympic Games.
~ Johann Lamont
I'm dead serious about my craft and just really serious about making music in itself. I take pride in making songs and albums where no two songs sound alike. That's the challenge and that's what it's all about, to keep it original and fresh and funky.
~ Big Boi
It's a matter of pride to me to get the film done fast, to get it done well. I understand the need for compromise. There is no such thing as a perfect shot, a perfect film. The purpose of film is not to make a monument to oneself.
~ Irvin Kershner
I knew many Marines had done brave deeds that no one saw and for which they got no medals at all. I was having a very hard time carrying those medals and didn't have the insight or maturity to know what to do with my combination of guilt and pride.
~ Karl Marlantes
When you live in Paris, and fashion is such a point of pride for the French, it's always around and you're very much exposed to it from an early age. It was always something I knew about and really liked.
~ Joseph Altuzarra
Was it not through pride that the devil became the devil? Christ wanted to serve. The devil wanted to rule.
~ Ezra Taft Benson
I'm never going to forget Wellston. It's where I grew up. It's my heart and my pride. The people are great here. I'm going to give back. I was born and raised here. I'm a humble person. The community knows that. I want to build it back to how it was and be a happier place than it was.
~ Ben McLemore
I try not to be proud. I try to actively attack pride.
~ Nicolas Cage
If we continue to seek learning to serve God and His children better, it is a blessing of great worth. If we begin to seek learning to exalt ourselves alone, it leads to selfishness and pride, which will take us away from eternal life.
~ Henry B. Eyring
I had a friend write me that our music was being played at Gay Pride in New York, which is a big compliment. In the biggest city in the country with the most culture and the most grit - I love it.
~ Jennifer Nettles
I've learned there's nothing wrong with being a little fussy. I used to pride myself on being low-maintenance - I wore it like a badge of honor.
~ Becki Newton
I always could hit, but fielding I had to work at. I took as much pride in fielding as hitting. I became a complete ballplayer. I knew when to take the extra base. I knew about the outfielder hitting the cutoff man. I knew when and how to bunt. I knew when to hit-and-run.
~ George Kell
Religion is often just tribalism: pride in a group one was born into, a group that is often believed to have 'God' on its side.
~ Penn Jillette
To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.
~ Queen Latifah
The people with money to build today are corporations - they are our popes and Medicis. The sense of pride is why they build.
~ Philip Johnson
A lot of YouTubers, because they have such pride in what they do, have a negative connotation towards television. I don't feel that way. I feel like it's another medium to reach a broader audience.
~ Grace Helbig
Bravo's 'Real Housewives' series isn't just entertainment for devoted fans like me - it's an entire all-absorbing universe of pride and passion.
~ Camille Paglia
I used to pride myself on the fact that I kept a house running and never burdened anybody.
~ Michael Learned