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Quotes About Pride

Those who love the most Do not talk of their love, Francesca, Guenevere, Dierdre, Iseult, Heloise In the fragrant gardens of heaven Are silent, or speak, if at all, Of fragile, inconsequent things. And a woman I used to know Who loved one man from her youth, Against the strength of the fates Fighting in lonely pride, Never spoke of this thing But hearing his name by chance, A light would pass over her face.
~ Sara Teasdale
And a woman I used to know Who loved one man from her youth, Against the strength of the fates Fighting in somber pride, Never spoke of this thing, But hearing his name by chance, A light would pass over her face. -"Those Who Love
~ Sara Teasdale
Child, child, love while you can The voice and the eyes and the soul of a man; Never fear though it break your heart— Out of the wound new joy will start; Only love proudly and gladly and well, Though love be heaven or love be hell.
~ Sara Teasdale
To those of us who pride ourselves on being "informal," I'd encourage us to consider what story we could possibly be telling without form. Is our story merely about how cool our pastor is and how loud our subwoofers are? Or have we truly developed a biblical theology of worship that imparts the only story that really matters to the next generation?
~ Sarah Arthur
Because, in the end, it takes a heck of a lot more than queso, Dr Pepper, and hair spray to make a real Texas Woman. The single truly essential ingredient that every real Texas Woman must possess is this: she must know that she is exactly as special as the state she comes from.
~ Sarah Bird
Since the well-known victory over the hare by the tortoise, the descendants of the tortoise think themselves miracles of speed.
~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Angry men are blind and foolish, for reason at such time takes flight and, in her absence; wrath plunders all the riches of the intellect, while the judgment remains the prisoner of its own pride.
~ Pietro Aretino
Once upon a time the English knew who they were.
~ Anna Pavlova
I believe in God big time and I'm proud to say I believe in God.
~ Suze Orman
I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offences at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in.
~ William Shakespeare
I remember the first time I put on the Army uniform. I just felt like a totally different person - I felt proud.
~ Jessica Lynch
Do not be proud of your inconsistency. It is a pity, it is a pity that we should be equipped like this. It is a pity that Man cannot be at the same time impressive and truthful.
~ E. M. Forster
I try to take the time to appreciate and I certainly do appreciate and I do feel proud but that is probably one of the things I need to work on, building a bit of time for myself.
~ Orlando Bloom
As a man falls out of favour and his wealth declines, we discover for the first time the ridiculous aspects of his character, which were always there but which wealth and favour had concealed.
~ Jean de la Bruyere
Oh, I know my family's not of royal blood, but you needn't throw it in my face all the time.
~ Robert N. Lee
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.
~ Amber Tamblyn
I want to play my best, day in and day out. It's a pride thing for me. I'm going to go out there and dominate the guy I'm playing against every time.
~ Dwight Freeney
There ain't a wrong time or a wrong place to flaunt. If you feel good, then go on and show it off!
~ Ledisi
For the First Time in My Adult Lifetime, I'm Really Proud of My Country
~ Michel'le
I have a gigantic ego and need to be at the top of the pile and be doing amazingly well; also, at the same time, I'm just pleased to be anywhere.
~ Robbie Williams
You have to know what club you are playing for, or you just play for yourself. Every time I put on a Liverpool shirt, I know it is more than just a football game.
~ Fernando Torres
People hiss at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and at the same time contemplate the money in my chest.
~ Horace
Everyone I know has attention deficit, and they say it with great pride. It's a bad time to be right.
~ Joni Mitchell
Any time you talk about your own stuff you sound self-aggrandising.
~ Chris Isaak