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Quotes About Pride

David Anspaugh, who was my first director, on 'Rudy,' was all about empowering the actor, making you feel comfortable and appreciated, allowing you to keep your dignity, and treating you like a man. Being treated like a grown-up makes you proud to be involved in a film.
~ Jon Favreau
Pride month is a time for us to celebrate love and recommit ourselves to continuing our efforts to ensure equal treatment for all those who call our state, and country, home, no matter who they love.
~ Cal Cunningham
Just as people behave to me, so do I behave to them. When I see that a person despises me and treats me with contempt, I can be as proud as any peacock.
~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The old sergeant from headquarters treats me like a son and takes the greatest pride in whatever I do or write. He regularly assigns me now to certain doors, and I always obey orders like the little gentleman that I am.
~ Richard Harding Davis
I'm proud of our court. It knocks back a lot of the propaganda the Communists put out about the way America treats her Negroes.
~ Nat King Cole
Regarding the Panama Canal Treaty negotiations, they will find us standing up or dead, but never on our knees; NEVER!
~ Omar Torrijos Herrera
If I look at my family tree and follow every generation before us, going all the way back to the slaves, then Eddie Murphy is the highest achievement as far as my bloodline is concerned. How could you be jealous? You can only be proud, unless you got some serious issues.
~ Charlie Murphy
I knew I was as gay as a goose. Then I ended up in West Hollywood, where the queers hang from the trees. I was home. I had landed.
~ Leslie Jordan
'Star Trek' speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow - it's not all going to be over with a big flash and a bomb; that the human race is improving; that we have things to be proud of as humans.
~ Gene Roddenberry
I'm proud of my relationship with 'Star Trek'! 'Star Trek' is a show that I am philosophically compatible with.
~ George Takei
It is with tremendous excitement and pride that EMILY's List endorses Senator Hillary Clinton for president.
~ Ellen Malcolm
We have the finest military in the world, an elite group of men and women who continue to be a tremendous source of national pride by routinely putting their lives on the line to protect our freedom.
~ Dan Lipinski
My father had always dreamed of getting a Ph.D., but certain life circumstances prevented him from following through. It was a tremendous, deep regret. The day I got my Ph.D., I saw in my father's face what it meant that I had done this.
~ Jhumpa Lahiri
I think I'm just proudest to be the lady who was asked to play Mary Poppins. She's such a wonderful character, and there's so much tremendous talent out there. So I feel very lucky to be the one who got to play her.
~ Julie Andrews
I am very proud of my public record and the many accomplishments of my office. It has been a tremendous honor to represent the 6th District of Texas for over three decades, but now it is time to step aside and let there be a new voice.
~ Joe Barton
We've made tremendous successes in clean energy. We should be proud of what we've accomplished.
~ Andrew Scheer
I am sick and tired of Cassius Clay going around and saying he is the greatest and what a tremendous boxer he has been.
~ Terry Funk
I've always been one to want to represent my country. I've done it on a few occasions and I've had tremendous success.
~ P.K. Subban
You go to tournaments to win and when you actually lift the prize, you feel tremendous pride and happiness.
~ Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Anytime that people feel that you accomplished enough to enter into a Hall of Fame, of course this is a tremendous, tremendous thrill for me.
~ Bruno Sammartino
My mother has a tremendous amount of pride and self-respect. She won't take assistance from anybody.
~ Victor Mitchell
I was always proud of my brother. He helped me tremendously, but we're family, so we were never in his shadow.
~ Charlie Murphy
I'm still tremendously proud of 'Crimson Petal.' I'm still very emotionally involved with these characters. I still care about them.
~ Michel Faber
To me, the greatest asset of the Fed is the people. We have a tremendously dedicated staff... They feel proud to work for the Fed because this is such a competent, professional and well-respected organization.
~ Janet Yellen