I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the uses to which it has been and is being put. – J. Paul Getty
Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless. – Josiah Gilbert Holland
In response to the challenge of strangers, sport arose as a sublimated representation of a community’s armed might as well as its pride of place and clan. – John Thorn
I don’t want to be a part of the demographics. I want to be an individual. I wear each of my films as a badge of pride. That’s why I cherish all my bad reviews. If the critics start liking my movies, then I’m in deep trouble. – John Carpenter
Nothing is ever done beautifully which is done in rivalship: or nobly, which is done in pride. – John Ruskin
By rendering the labor of one, the property of the other, they cherish pride, luxury, and vanity on one side; on the other, vice and servility, or hatred and revolt. – James Madison
We are fans because the game also appeals to our local pride, our pleasure in thinking of ourselves as, yes, Americans but nonetheless different from residents of other towns, other states, other regions. – John Thorn
When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others. – John C. Maxwell
It’s no one’s fault to be born ugly, but, honestly, must it be worn as a symbol of pride? – Joan Collins
All my life, I have loved and been inspired by French cinema, and as a studio head it has been my pride and joy to have the ability to bring movies to audiences around the world. – Harvey Weinstein
When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it’s a point of pride in a weird way. – J. J. Abrams
There is something very human in this apparent mirth and mockery of the squirrels. It seems to be a sort of ironical laughter, and implies self-conscious pride and exultation in the laughter. – John Burroughs
After all these years I had the privilege of naming my private part, cause we have nicknames. So I named my private part pride… it’s not much but at least I have my pride. – Jay London
The pride of life hath corrupted the judgment of others, and perverted them in the way of religion. – George Gillespie
One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs. – Josh Billings
He didn’t come out of my belly, but my God, I’ve made his bones, because I’ve attended to every meal, and how he sleeps, and the fact that he swims like a fish because I took him to the ocean. I’m so proud of all those things. But he is my biggest pride. – John Lennon
So in our pride we ordered for breakfast an omelet, toast and coffee and what has just arrived is a tomato salad with onions, a dish of pickles, a big slice of watermelon and two bottles of cream soda. – John Steinbeck
It’s my privilege and honor to cook three meals a day for my family, and it’s a luxury on a level that I didn’t even realize, because it can be relentless for me on some days. You have pride in how you take care of your family. – Julia Roberts
Israel no longer has allies in Egypt and in Tunisia, we are saying to the Zionist enemies that times have changed and that the time of the Arab Spring, the time of the revolution, of dignity and of pride has arrived. – Ismail Haniyeh
I can direct breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I take pride in my kitchen, but I’m not going to direct a movie. – Julia Roberts
I think people who don’t work don’t really have interesting and meaningful lives. More than anything, it hurts them. When you’re born rich, people just associate you with what you’ve been given, but the truth is every individual feels better when you create something on your own. Everyone takes pride in the work they do. – Jamie Johnson
You cannot oppose reasoning to pride, the principal of all the vices, since, by its very nature, the proud man refuses to listen to it. – Jules Verne
Pride is the first step in people unraveling and companies unraveling and relationships unraveling. – Jeff Foxworthy