Pride Quotes (922 Quotes)


    I think there's trust between the two men, ... I tried to be honest. I think everyone knows I have a lot of pride and I'm not going to try to play if I can't. But I think I can.

    You'd love to have a guy go out there and get made and kick somebody's (butt), but that's not him. But at the same time, he has a lot of pride. He's not going to let someone beat him up and push him around.


    Some times in our lives, we all have pain, we all have sorrow.But, if we are wise, we know that there's always tomorrow.Lean on me, when your not strong, and I'll be your friend,I'll help you carry on. For, it won't be long, 'till I'm gonna needsomebody to lean on.Please, swallow your pride, if I havethings, you need to borrow. For no one can fill those of yourneeds, that you won't let show.You just call on me, brother when you need a hand,We all need somebody to lean on.I just might have a problem that you'll understand, we all need sombody to lean on.Lean on me, when your not strong, and I'll be your friend,I'll help you carry on. For, it won't be long, 'till I'm gonna needsomebody to lean on.You just call on me, brother when you need a hand,we all need somebody to lean on.I just might have a problem that you'll understand, we all need sombody to lean on.If, there is a load, you have to bear, that you can't carry,I'm right up the road, I'll share your load, if you just call me.Call meCall meCall me.



    The kids have a lot of confidence going and playing on the road. Its something that they take pride in, and they dont get rattled by the atmosphere. In fact, it seems like the more adverse the atmosphere, the better we play. Its kind of strange. The kids really enjoy that, getting ragged on and everything from the other fans its kind of something they take some pride in.


    The biggest thing which nobody sees is how far he has come as a young man. I remember talking to him as a freshman, and his attitude was a little rough. I don't think he even wanted to be here. But he has made huge strides as a person and a player, and I think that is my greatest sense of pride with Darryl.

    The praise that comes of love does not make us vain, but humble rather. Knowing what we are, the pride that shines in our mother's eyes as she looks at us is about the most pathetic thing a man has to face, but he would be a devil altogether if it did not burn some of the sin out of him.



    If I'd have went on the ice when this thing happened, someone would have speared me or something. It's a great feeling of accomplishment and pride. They had to do it; it was their moment.


    Nothing more enhances authority than silence. It is the crowning virtue of the strong, the refuge of the weak, the modesty of the proud, the pride of the humble, the prudence of the wise, and the sense of fools. To speak is to ... dissipate one's strength whereas what action demands is concentration. Silence is a necessary preliminary to the ordering of one's thoughts.




    Proud of his learning (just enough to quote), He revell'd in his Ciceronian glory With memory excellent to get by rote, With wit to hatch a pun or tell a story, Graced with some merit, and with more effrontery, 'His country's pride,' he came down to

    When my dad first started out in the police force, wearing the uniform was a sense of pride, and it was respected in the community for what the police force was all about. Unfortunately today, the uniform is a target.

    We have a lot of pride in this program. No one is happy dropping nine or 10 in a row but we have plenty of opportunity to win these next 15 or so games. That's a lot of basketball left to play.

    They're playing very, very well. They're playing fast. They're playing very physical. They're not making many mistakes. They're taken a lot of pride in being very consistent.

    So instead of beating myself up for being fat, I think it's a miracle that I laugh every day and walk through my life with pride, because our culture is unrelenting when it comes to large people.

    The greatest love of all is happening to me... So goes the popular song. It's a great song. It speaks to the heart, and deeply. It strikes powerfully to uplift the human spirit, at the quest for self-love and self-esteem, the pride in being alive that each of us is entitled to experience simply by being born a human being.

    Wow. That's my dream. I take a lot of pride in being from Montana State. I know how much it means to the community and the state. I would hate to see someone from outside of the family, somebody who doesn't have pride in the program and know the tradition of it (get the job).



    This is going to sound completely absurd, but I do sometimes feel like the enjoyment of an awards ceremony or the pride in the finished article hasn't ever surpassed the joy of doing the work, of making it. The doing it is really the bit I'm there for.

    With the ability he has to hit the ball to all fields, in the fifth spot, he's very flexible and dangerous. When Holliday did miss, Atkins did a lot of cleaning up last year, and he takes a lot of pride in driving in runs.



    Without a doubt there is a lot of pride for them at this golf course. This is their turf. They've got a great golf course, and it's a dark day when they don't win here.

    He will not enter hell who hath faith equal to a mustard seed in his heart and he will not enter Paradise who hath a single grain of pride, equal to a mustard seed, in his heart

    Great champions have an enormous sense of pride. The people who excel are those who are driven to show the world and prove to themselves just how good they are.

    I feel like I've already been blessed with the opportunities to travel and compete. I want to show the amateurs that there's still something out there to work for and build up some pride in the sport.

    A lot of it's about pride. A lot of us have pride. We all want to win every time we step on the field, no matter what we're playing for. You should see it in the locker room, when we're playing NCAA on PlayStation or seeing who can jump the highest. ... My last game, I want to win.





    It's a great feeling to beat a Canadian team. They're so strong and the tradition has always been great in Canadian hockey. To beat this team, we took a lot of pride in that.




    It's been a while since we have been able to do that (hold an opponent under 40 points). They take pride in that. The bench at the end of the game was really kind of getting into it. It's a pride thing and it is really something we take to heart.


    Who is it that affirms most boldly Who is it that holds his opinion most obstinately Ever he who hath most ignorance for he also hath most pride.


    I'm from the same town (Winthrop, Mass.) as Mike Eruzione, so every time you walk around the corner that's all you hear about is Mike and the '80 Olympic team. I think this group of guys has a strong feeling of pride about playing for our country.


    Friends and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing abatement.



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