Quotes About Pride

Pride is the archenemy of ministry.

That's what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.

I'm very proud of my career. A lot of people get their career from the judges of 'Drag Race' saying they're great. I had to go and build that reputation from the ground up.

I hate it. I resent it. I refuse to tell anybody that I am a Medal of Honor recipient. I hate it.

An Oscar clears the deck of envy and resentment. You think, 'Well, I've got that. I can relax now.'

Now I want to play with the Ivory Coast. It has been rewarding, firstly because I am proud to play for my country, then because the Ivorian selection has quality players and has always been a reservoir of talent.

In New York, our greatest pride and asset is our diversity. We live in a city that recognizes and celebrates the fact that its residents were born all over this country and globe.

The resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder is met with both pride and disappointment by the Civil Rights community. We are proud that he has been the best Attorney General on Civil Rights in U.S. history and disappointed because he leaves at a critical time when we need his continued diligence most.

My first job, which I had to take when not more than fifteen, was assistant to a fruit peddler. It seemed all right to me until a little girl told me snootily, 'We never deal with peddler!' Thereupon I resigned, ashamed of what I was doing.

I like Pride festival because we get to show up and show out. Remind people we have resilience and rainbows.

Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen.

There's a negative connotation to ambitious women, and I think that we should be able to be proud of being ambitious and not shy away from that, if that... is what you want to do.

My 7-year-old daughter is not shy of telling me she can draw better than me, and she's right.

I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud of who you are. Now that I'm trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don't have anything to be shy about.

I come from a place where we're not that shy about our bodies.

The Scottish are not shy when it comes to expressing themselves.

I'm really proud to be able to share the stage, not just with my siblings, but with incredible artists, probably the best in the industry.

Most everybody who's Italian is half Italian. Except me. I'm all Italian. I'm mostly Sicilian, and I have a little bit of Neapolitan in me. You get your full dose with me.

My family was all born in Sicily and I'm Italian-American. They're the real thing. They're authentic Italians, and honestly they're the most open-minded, nicest people in the world and nothing can really offend them. That's the way I think true Sicilians are.

The flip side of humiliation is pride.

My family on my mother's side is Irish.

I don't want to collect any paychecks as a cheerleader on the sideline.

I'm proud of 'Black Hawk Down' because I think it told a provocative story and it was honest. It could have had more opportunity to tell both sides of the story, but I'm still proud of it.

I am fighting royalty. I have gypsy kings on both sides of the family.