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Proud Quotes

O world! how apt the poor are to be proud.

– William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night, Act 3, Scene 1. Olivia speaks this line to Cesario, after she admits her love for Cesario not knowing he is actually Viola. But Cesario declares that he is a humble servant and cannot love her. Olivia is suggesting here that a servant shouldn’t be too proud to accept love from a noble lady like herself.

My mother instilled in my sister, Maya, and me the values that would chart the course of our lives. She raised us to be proud, strong Black women. And she raised us to know and be proud of our Indian heritage. She taught us to put family first – the family you’re born into and the family you choose.

– Kamala Harris

I’ve been a proud mentor to many women seeking public office, because I believe we need more women at all levels of government. Women have an equal stake in our future and should have an equal voice in our politics. These are challenging times, but I believe getting more women to run for office is a big part of the solution.

– Kamala Harris

They think the American people are weak and soft and submissive. But no, the American people are strong and proud, and they will not allow our country and all of its values, history and culture to be taken from them.

– Donald Trump

At Mount Rushmore July 3, pre-July 4 holiday event holiday.

This is an incredible nation. The American people are generous, decent, good, fair, bright, and it makes you so proud to be an American.

– Joe Biden

On America and coronavirus pandemic.

Together, we will make America strong again. We will make America wealthy again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. And yes, together we will make America great again. Thank you. God bless you. And God bless America.

– Donald Trump

In his inauguration speech on becoming President of the United States

I have a repertoire of songs that I’m proud of, that I’ve written for my own band. When I do a cover, something that somebody else has written, I think about it very carefully before I sing that song. I have to really get behind it and understand it and like it. And that’s how I pick roles. I don’t want to play just anything.

– Hugh Dillon

Well, I’ll tell you, one of things I’m proud of is for someone from Southern California, who didn’t grow up around coal mines, I learned a lot that tragic day we lost twenty-nine miners at Upper Big Branch coal mine.

– Hilda Solis

Yes, I did some rewrites of the show as some of the stuff was not very good and I worked my butt off to make it something that the audience liked and that I could be proud of.

– Gil Gerard

There are some people in show business who are proud of the number of marriages they’ve had.

– Gerry Anderson

I’m so critical of myself. I’m actually really, really proud of the film. It’s really cool to see a movie at Sundance because everybody is so supportive.

– Giovanni Ribisi

There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.

– Henry Fielding

At its best, Purple Ronnie puts little thoughts out there, on very high-volume selling items, that people use to make very personal connections with one another. And I’m actually very proud of that.

– Giles Andreae

We are all proud of having thus contributed to the heretofore magnificent successes of our army.

– Gustav Krupp

It’s ironic that no matter where I go, I meet people from Brooklyn. I’m proud of that heritage. It’s where I’m from, who I am.

– Howard Schultz

My mother’s very proud of the name she gave me. She thought it sounded rhythmically better. It doesn’t really make a difference to me what people call me, but since my mother calls me Holly Marie when she’s angry, I prefer just my first name.

– Holly Marie Combs

Very little changed fundamentally, except that the proud German soldier had turned into a defeated bundle of misery and the great German army had disintegrated.

– George Grosz

I’m really proud of the characters I’ve been able to play. Certainly, playing the character on ‘CSI’ as Dr. Sherman Hawkes is a wonderful stereotype-busting role.

– Hill Harper

I’m satisfied and proud of the things I did – even the bumps and the bruises that I’ve had on the way. You fall down, you get up, you brush yourself off and you keep going. And that’s what we’re doing.

– Gucci Mane

I am proud of who I am, and nobody’s going to steal that.

– Hope Solo

I’m a sexually liberated woman that earned that liberation. I am very proud of the fact that I feel comfortable in certain forums discussing sex.

– Gennifer Flowers

No: war material is life-saving for one’s own people and whoever works and performs in these spheres can be proud of it; here enterprise as a whole finds its highest justification of existence.

– Gustav Krupp

I’d say that I’m super proud of only four or five things I’ve done, but mostly I’d like to be remembered as a really good actor who people enjoyed watching.

– Gil Bellows

I’m always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them.

– Ian MacKaye

Citizenship rights is about making all Iranians feel they are part of one nation, one identity, under one umbrella they can feel proud of.

– Hassan Rouhani

Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.

– Hubert H. Humphrey

I am proud of my family. I am proud of my Duke championships and all my Duke teammates. And, I am proud I never lost a game against the Fab Five.

– Grant Hill

I have a strong lead so far, and I would be proud to win it because it remains the summit for a skier. I also aim to collect several smaller crystal trophies at Are, especially the GS Cup.

– Hermann Maier

I am very proud to be an American. This country has so much potential, I’d just like to see things better, or whatever, and I think it will be.

– Hank Aaron

I’m a true-crime addict. It’s not something I’m particularly proud of, but I can’t stop.

– Gillian Flynn

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