Quotes About Pride

To do anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

To give anything less than your best is to give away the gift.

Arrogance and stupidity is a deadly combination.

Never be haughty to the humble; never be humble to the haughty. —Jefferson Davis

He was not a modest man. Contemplating suicide, he summoned a dragon.' Gothos' Folly

All right, shadow-priest, you've been spying — on what? What state secrets have you learned watching me groom these horses?' 'Only that they hate you, Daru. Every time your back was turned, they got ready to nip you — only you always seemed to step away at precisely the right moment-' 'Yes, I did, since I knew what they were intending. Each time.' 'Is this pride I hear? That you outwitted two horses?

With ever greater frequency they annihilate themselves, for success breeds contempt for those very qualities that purchased it.

A rainbow is something in the sky, so a rainbow flag fits.

I believe playing for such a great club like United honours my father's memory, and the inspiration and drive he gave to me when I was young. I hope he is proud looking at me from the sky.

Olympic gold is obviously right up there with a grand slam. It's a big win. You can say it's more, you can say it's less, you can say it's equal. It's very much up there.

I am really proud of other things in my career: being in the top five, reaching the final of a grand slam twice. I'm actually even more proud of making it to the French Open final in 2010 than the previous year.

I never wanted to be a slap hitter. It would hurt my pride if someone called me one. I wanted to be a guy who could do everything.

Brazil eats, sleeps and drinks football. It lives football!

The biggest thing is, I can never forget where I come from. That's why I wear Miami on my sleeve. I never forget where I grew up.

I want to play for England, I wear my heart on my sleeve, and I give it everything I can, not just for me but for my team-mates as well.

I wear my Judaism on my sleeve - and my face for that matter.

I slept with my gold medal.

I could live in a house in the sky with a golden car and have a billion dollars in the bank, and I'd still have a chip on my shoulder. When I feel slighted, I hold on to that. It's a good thing.

I do not have the slightest bit of racism in me. I do not judge people with regards to the colour of their skin, their origin, or their religion. I defend them all, because I defend French people. And, of course, I defend the interests of France, the interests of French people.

The only problem with Pride was guys would try to slip through the ropes to escape. But other than that, I love Pride rules.

I'm slowly feeling more Chinese and feel I should be more proud of being Chinese and appreciate where I've come from.

The competitive spirit of basketball is slowly leaking out. Taking pride in one-on-one defense is slowly leaking out. It's more about selling calls and flopping.

Why 'Do Bronx'? Because I'm from the slums, those are my roots.

I fought Dan Henderson in 2009, and I lost, and that was at UFC 100 - UFC 100 was the biggest pay-per-view the company's ever done. 1.6 million pay-per-view buys, watched all over the world, and of course, I get knocked out cold after talking lots of smack leading up to the fight. So I got my just desserts in that one.