Proud Quotes

1. “I am, always have been, and always will be proud of my Nigerian heritage.”

2. “Love myself I do. Not everything, but I love the good as well as the bad. I love my crazy lifestyle, and I love my hard discipline. I love my freedom of speech and the way my eyes get dark when I'm tired. I love that I have learned to trust people with my heart, even if it will get broken. I am proud of everything that I am and will become.”

3. “Authenticity is everything! You have to wake up every day and look in the mirror, and you want to be proud of the person who's looking back at you. And you can only do that if you're being honest with yourself and being a person of high character. You have an opportunity every single day to write that story of your life.”

4. “I have three lovely children. They are beautiful, talented, and kind-hearted. I'm most proud of them. I love them so much that I will never want to burden them with a large amount of inherited wealth.”

5. “Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so. For, those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow. Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.”

6. “This world of ours… must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.”

7. “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.”

8. “The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.”

9. “I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.”

10. “I think it's important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from that point of view, I'm proud to be a role model!”

11. “I'm really happy to be a mom, and I'm proud of the phase I'm in.”

12. “Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.”

13. “I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.”

14. “Life is about choices. Some we regret, some were proud of. Some will haunt us forever. 'Black Rain' was very much about choices. The message - we are what we chose to be.”

15. “Cheating is nothing to be proud of.”

16. “Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.”

17. “I'm thinking of a legacy that I can be proud of and wealth that my grandchildren can use to go to college. So world domination - in terms of providing for my family - is absolutely my goal.”

18. “One's heritage and roots is something to be proud of and cherished.”

19. “I'm a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity.”

20. “I want to be known for what I am, black and white, because I'm proud of both.”

21. “If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.”

22. “Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.”

23. “Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.”

24. “I would never want a book's autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books.”

25. “Success, to me, is just doing things that I'm really proud of.”

26. “I started being really proud of the fact that I was gay even though I wasn't.”

27. “Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.”

28. “Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.”

29. “I speak to you only as an American who happens to be an American Negro and one who is proud of that heritage. We ask for nothing special. We ask only that we be permitted to compete on an even basis, and if we are not worthy, then the competition shall, per se, eliminate us.”

30. “I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.”

31. “You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.”

32. “God made me the way I am, and I accept myself. I am who I am, and I'm proud of myself.”

33. “You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, 'I'm proud of what I am and who I am, and I'm just going to be myself.'”

34. “The real power of the Buddha was that he had so much love. He saw people trapped in their notions of small separate self, feeling guilty or proud of that self, and he offered revolutionary teachings that resounded like a lion's roar, like a great rising tide, helping people to wake up and break free from the prison of ignorance.”

35. “As a Jew I am aware of how important the existence of Israel is for the survival of us all. And because I am proud of being Jewish, I am worried by the growing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in the world.”

36. “I haven't been baptised. My dad's not in the church and is not a religious person. My mum is more spiritual - she does Thai-chi and goes to Stonehenge and things like that. I'm proud to be pagan. Finland is not really a religious country. I'm still looking for my god.”

37. “I'm proud of my hard work. Working hard won't always lead to the exact things we desire. There are many things I've wanted that I haven't always gotten. But, I have a great satisfaction in the blessings from my mother and father, who instilled a great work ethic in me both personally and professionally.”

38. “It's been cool to watch the fans who've kind of always been there for me. That's just a special feeling every night: to go out and know that there is people that are proud, not just to be at the show but proud to be your fan, and they're invested in what you're doing.”

39. “The true artist is not proud: he unfortunately sees that art has no limits; he feels darkly how far he is from the goal, and though he may be admired by others, he is sad not to have reached that point to which his better genius only appears as a distant, guiding sun.”

40. “I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money.”

41. “When people say, 'You run like a girl; you play like a girl,' it's not what it used to be. That shouldn't be negative. You should be proud to play like a girl.”

42. “I am proud of where I came from, and I am proud of what I've been able to achieve through hard work and perseverance. And I guarantee you that anyone who tries to say otherwise hasn't walked a day in my shoes.”

43. “My dad was always in sales. My mom had a heart for the ages. Worked in recreation, doing rehabilitation in nursing homes. Very nice, practical folks who were very proud of me but had no inclination toward the stage in any way.”

44. “The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.”

45. “The diversity of India, of our civilization, is actually a thing of beauty, which is something we are extremely proud of.”

46. “I couldn't be more proud of my little sister and the mother she is and am also incredibly proud of my mom and the huge influence she's had on myself, my sisters, and now her grandchildren.”

47. “I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud.”

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

49. “Beauty is a gift, just like good health or intelligence. The only thing is not to be proud of being beautiful. Because you didn't do anything - it was given to you.”

50. “My mom is proud of me. I just want to keep working hard so one day I can help my family. I am going to get a big house one day, and we all can stay in it and eat.”

51. “I will continue to work as hard as I can to make this organization proud. Every time I step on the field I will give everything I have and I will leave everything I have on the field every single Sunday.”

52. “Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood… will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.”

53. “Be proud to be Latino and never lose that pride!”

54. “When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great. And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys.”

55. “I'm doing pretty good for myself, and I'm very proud and very humbled at where I'm at, and I'm extremely blessed.”

56. “False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.”

57. “One of the great needs of Negro children is to have books about themselves and their lives that can help them be proud.”

58. “I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully.”

59. “I feel proud I was part of the old school and still around in the new school.”

60. “The State of Israel can be proud of what we're doing.”

61. “If you feel that you are good, don't be too proud of it.”

62. “I do sometimes go back to my old songs. Some I feel very proud of. They make me wonder, 'How did I do this?'”

63. “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.”

64. “You are either alive and proud or you are dead, and when you are dead, you can't care anyway.”

65. “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.”

66. “Learn that you can stand up for who you are, stand up for your heritage and be proud.”

67. “The Democratic party is one that I've always observed. I have struggled greatly in life from the day I was born, and I am honored to be a part of something that focuses on working class citizens and molds them into a proud specimen.”

68. “Haiti is a proud nation, rich in heritage and spirituality. How they have been able to not only survive but thrive is a testament to how the Haitian people have come together to rebuild, create new families, and care for one another.”

69. “I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally.”

70. “I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and the spirit to succeed. That is something that my brothers and I will always be thankful for.”

71. “A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.”

72. “I am a teacher, and I am proud of it. At Cornell University I have taught primarily undergraduates, and indeed almost every year since 1966 have taught first-year general chemistry.”

73. “I'm a proud Londoner, a Brit, European, of Pakistani heritage, a Muslim - we all have multiple layers of identity - that's what makes us who we are.”

74. “Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.”

75. “It is a very proud moment for our entire family that a movie has been made on our lives and we have taken a small village of Haryana to Hollywood.”

76. “I have a garden in my backyard that's completely organic, which I'm very proud of.”

77. “I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of, such as getting my girlfriend pregnant when I was 23 and the way I handled that.”

78. “Let us make future generations remember us as proud ancestors just as, today, we remember our forefathers.”

79. “We are rarely proud when we are alone.”

80. “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.”

81. “Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.”

82. “I have worked for everything. I am self-made and proud of it.”

83. “Death is Inevitable. Living a life we can be proud of is something we can control.”

84. “I'm proud to be part of the Dr. Pepper Scholarship Giveaway. It's a great program that gives me the chance to brighten the day for some lucky college students with free tuition.”

85. “We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free.”

86. “I'm a Christian, a wife, a mother, a homeschooler, a conservative, a citizen journalist, a talk radio host, an insatiable music nerd who plays a poor rhythm guitar, a blogger, a proud granddaughter of a sailor, and a proud tea partier in awe of the potential and the people in this movement.”

87. “People have accused me of bleaching my skin, of getting a nose job. They squint at my mom, like, 'I didn't know Wendy was Asian.' I am black all day, honey pie. I am black and very proud.”

88. “I'm very proud of 'Every Girl's a Super Girl.' I want all girls to know that no matter what size, color, or shape, whatever they are, that every girl is a super girl! They should be brave, confident, and have fun and enjoy every day!”

89. “I'm proud of my work and how far I've come, and I'm proud of the way that I did it.”

90. “The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.”

91. “The accident was a horrible thing - but that horrible thing made Chris, at the end of his life, Superman. It's a happy irony if there is such a thing. I'm proud to have known him.”

92. “It was some great times and some great moments… I'm proud to be a WWE alumni. If it wasn't for my time there, there's no way I'd be excelling at Fox and acting.”

93. “I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.”

94. “I want to represent my country to the best of my abilities. I want to make Reese Witherspoon proud.”

95. “Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith.”

96. “As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long.”

97. “I am deeply honored by the opportunity to lead Intel. We have amazing assets, tremendous talent, and an unmatched legacy of innovation and execution. I look forward to working with our leadership team and employees worldwide to continue our proud legacy while moving even faster into ultra-mobility to lead Intel into the next era.”

98. “The '20s ended in an era of extravagance, sort of like the one we're in now. There was a big crash, but then the country picked itself up again, and we had some great years. Those were the days when American believed in itself. I was happy and proud to be painting it.”

99. “'Born this Way' is about being yourself, and loving who you are and being proud.”

100. “I have deep roots in this Oklahoma soil. It makes me proud.”

101. “Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself.”

102. “If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it's that I've never been a kept woman.”

103. “I used to look back at pictures and cringe but actually I'm quite proud that I've had fun with fashion and don't always look perfect. The only regret I have is when I look at something I wore when I was very young and it obviously looks like it belonged to someone else.”

104. “Racism is not only in football, it's in cricket too. Even within teams as a black man, I get the end of the stick. Black and powerful. Black and proud.”

105. “I'm proud of what I've achieved in cricket, as once I didn't think I was good enough.”

106. “I'm a proud New Zealander, and I represent Paralympics New Zealand. I love what I do, and I do it because I love it. The passion is unbelievable in every race I do. I have the ambition to change things outside the pool, too.”

107. “I'm proud to play for Real Madrid because I have fun; when you no longer have fun it's a sign that it's time to leave. For now though, I'm happy here at the greatest club in the world.”

108. “Bullying is not going to make your mom proud. It's not going to pay your bills. It's nothing to be proud of.”

109. “My mom is proud of me. My pops proud of me. Everybody keeps motivating me.”

110. “We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn't speak Italian in the house. We were very proud of being Italian, and had Italian music, ate Italian food.”

111. “I am very proud to be part of this team, and I know that winning with Ferrari will mean more than winning with another team.”

112. “I am proud to be an American Citizen.”

113. “We need a spirit of victory, a spirit that will carry us to our rightful place under the sun, a spirit which can recognize that we, as inheritors of a proud civilization, are entitled to our rightful place on this planet. If that indomitable spirit were to arise, nothing can hold us from achieving our rightful destiny.”

114. “Thankfully, Australia has emerged from its inauspicious colonial beginnings to become a proud nation, a nation that overcame those primeval prejudices.”

115. “I'm a happy guy. I like to joke around. I'm irreverent. I love my family; I love my son. I was very happy with and proud of the birth of my son. I grew up a lot after he was born. I'm just an easy and happy guy.”

116. “My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian.”

117. “If Singapore is a nanny state, then I am proud to have fostered one.”

118. “You just need to be accepted for who you are and be proud of who you are and that is what I'm trying to do.”

119. “Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not.”

120. “If you're proud of something, and if you're proud of your work at the end of the day, the experience, walking away, you can feel good about it; that's what you have to focus on.”

121. “None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.”

122. “Women are capable of doing so many things these days, physically, emotionally, within relationships and career. There are so many things that women have evolved into and I feel really proud about where women are right now.”

123. “I am Indian, and I'm proud of it. Indian life is mythologically rich and powerful.”

124. “When literature exists, perhaps we do not notice how important it is, but when it does not exist, our lives become coarsened and brutal. For this reason, I am proud of my profession, but also aware of its importance.”

125. “To me, what socialism means is to guarantee a basic level of dignity. It's asserting the value of saying that the America we want and the America that we are proud of is one in which all children can access a dignified education. It's one in which no person is too poor to have the medicines they need to live.”

126. “I'm proud of what I look like. I'm proud that I look like my mom.”

127. “I've never stopped being Argentine, and I've never wanted to. I feel very proud of being Argentine, even though I left there. I've been clear about this since I was very young, and I never wanted to change. Barcelona is my home because both the club and the people here have given me everything, but I won't stop being Argentine.”

128. “I'm proud of being part Cherokee, and I think it's time all us Indians felt the same way.”

129. “I am proud of my black roots and of the black blood that runs in my veins.”

130. “I am never proud to participate in violence, yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves that we can be ready and able to come to our own defense when and wherever needed.”

131. “Even the bad moments, the tough ones, I'm proud of them, too. Those moments get you better, smarter, make you grow.”

132. “I have the Mexican blood. I'm proud to be Mexican.”

133. “I am not someone who is ashamed of my past. I'm actually really proud. I know I made a lot of mistakes, but they, in turn, were my life lessons.”

134. “I felt most proud on the success of the Apollo mission.”

135. “People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood.”

136. “I believe in an India of pluralism and diversity, not of religious bigotry and caste politics. I believe in an India that is secure in itself and confident of its place in the world, an India that is a proud example of tolerance, freedom and hope for the downtrodden.”

137. “We show people that anybody can paint a picture that they're proud of. It may never hang in the Smithsonian, but it will certainly be something that they'll hang in their home and be proud of. And that's what it's all about.”

138. “I'm more proud of quitting smoking than of anything else I've done in my life, including winning an Oscar.”

139. “A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!”

140. “I'm very proud of my roots, and I would never try not to be who I am.”

141. “I have made a lot of mistakes, but I am proud of them all.”

142. “No. I am not a royalist. Not at all. I am definitely a republican in the British sense of the word. I just don't see the use of the monarchy though I'm fierce patriot. I'm proud proud proud of being English, but I think the monarchy symbolizes a lot of what was wrong with the country.”

143. “I hate wars and violence but if they come then I don't see why we women should just wave our men a proud goodbye and then knit them balaclavas.”

144. “I wanted to set the standard, do the best job possible so that other people would be comfortable with African-Americans flying in space and African-Americans would be proud of being participants in the space program.”

145. “I actually got a part in 'The Love Guru', that Mike Myers film. I heard it's awful. I got a Razzie award for it, which I'm quite proud of, but I still haven't seen it. I have no plans to branch out.”

146. “I am proud of being a bad loser. Bad losers are winners. That is the way it should be.”

147. “I may have made my reputation as a general in the Army and I'm very proud of that. But I've always felt that I was more than one-dimensional.”

148. “I feel like the people from Iceland have a different relationship with their country than other places. Most Icelandic people are really proud to be from there, and we don't have embarrassments like World War II where we were cruel to other people.”

149. “A passionate belief in your business and personal objectives can make all the difference between success and failure. If you aren't proud of what you're doing, why should anybody else be?”

150. “Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof of belonging to the family.”

151. “I am equally proud of all of my architectural projects. It's always rewarding to see an ambitious design become reality.”

152. “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.”

153. “I am proud to be the son of YSR, who had left me a very big family.”

154. “Narcissism is the part of my personality that I am the least proud of, and I certainly don't like to see it highlighted in everybody else I meet.”

155. “The thing that I'm most proud of in my life is that if a stranger came up to me and said, 'I can't stop drinking. I can't stop drinking. Can you help me?' I can say, 'Yes, I can help you.'”

156. “I'm quite cool about my sex symbol image. It's nothing to be proud of or ashamed of.”

157. “As for Colt 45, I am very proud of my endorsement of the product, and it still 'Works every time.'”

158. “If you are too proud, you don't do business.”

159. “It would be doing me great injustice to think that I have any feeling of indifference to my country; I have more reason than anyone to feel, every day of my life, the value of the blood which flows in my veins, and it is only from prudence that at times I abstain from showing how proud I am of it.”

160. “When I was a youth, to be called 'African' was a diss. At school, the African kids used to lie and say they were Jamaican. So when I first came in the game, and I'm saying lyrics like, 'I make Nigerians proud of their tribal scars/ My bars make you push up your chest like bras,' that was a big deal for me.”

161. “I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.”

162. “Whenever I go to New York or any European country, they say: 'Nawal, why don't you get a facelift?' I tell them, 'I am proud of my wrinkles. Every wrinkle on my face tells the story of my life. Why should I hide my age?'”

163. “I'm much more proud of being a father than being an actor.”

164. “I believe that the United States has a moral obligation to stand up for those citizens of the world who cannot stand up for themselves, and I am proud to have authored the bill signed into law today that continues to put significant pressure on the brutal Burmese military junta.”

165. “Good taste doesn't exist. It is our taste. We have to be proud of it.”

166. “I remember being in Japan when Destiny's Child put out 'Independent Women,' and women there were saying how proud they were to have their own jobs, their own independent thinking, their own goals. It made me feel so good, and I realized that one of my responsibilities was to inspire women in a deeper way.”

167. “I'm just an actor, and if I can leave something behind that my kids will be proud of, then that's what I want. I don't want my kids to be embarrassed by anything I've done.”

168. “I am very proud of my name. My full name is Richard Treat Williams.”

169. “We are proud of our ridiculousness. That's what made our Surrealism. Proud and ashamed of everything at the same time. I think that's my definition of Belgium.”

170. “I'm damn proud to be a Seattle Mariner.”

171. “I don't do anything in order to cause trouble. It just so happens that what I do naturally causes trouble. I'm proud to be a troublemaker.”

172. “Obviously, as you grow up, no one's ever 100 percent proud of every decision that they've made, and that's OK. I think as long as you learn from your mistakes and don't make them over and over again, you're on the right path.”

173. “I'm so proud to be an Asian and just knowing that if we think of something, we're gonna have the opportunity to be the best version of ourselves and be the best.”

174. “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.”

175. “My contribution I hope is to get people to eat full-flavored food. If I could come away with that alone, that would be a fantastic accomplishment. I'm also very proud of being a very American chef.”

176. “I am not the candidate of Black America, although I am black and proud. I am not the candidate of the woman's movement of this country, although I am a woman and I am equally proud of that.”

177. “It is a proud tradition and fighting trait of our army and people to rise up like mountains and go through fire and water to unfailingly carry through the party's orders and instructions.”

178. “I'm a proud strict mom and, you know, I'm really proud of the two daughters I've raised. And I'm especially proud of my relationship with them. We're very close. I think we're good friends.”

179. “Am I Latin? Am I American? What the hell am I? I love my culture and I'm very proud of my culture.”

180. “After living and working in Milan and Paris, I arrived in New York City 20 years ago, and I saw both the joys and the hardships of daily life. On July 28, 2006, I was very proud to become a citizen of the United States - the greatest privilege on planet Earth.”

181. “'Vikings' is filmed in Ireland, and 400 people get jobs from that show. Their economy is not that good, so I'm proud of what we've done and will do anything to help that show.”

182. “You can't please everyone, and you have to trust your instincts, and you have to do your work and throw yourself in there and trust your instincts, and just trust that you're doing a good job that I can be proud of as well.”

183. “I realized that we have to do everything we can to preserve the Jewish race. I'm very proud of it, and I think it's wonderful.”

184. “I'm most proud of the blessings that God has bestowed upon me, in my life. He's given me the vision to truly see that you can fall down, but you can still get back up. Hopefully I'll learn from my mistakes and have the opportunity to strengthen and improve the next thing I do.”

185. “My grandfather renounced his Italian citizenship to come to this country and many members of my family were in the military. I will honor the flag and show solidarity with the flag. What can we stand for if we are not proud of this country?”

186. “Earn the right to be proud and confident.”

187. “I regret so much. I've made mistakes. I've hurt people. I've done things I'm not proud of. But on the other hand, that way lies madness, you know?”

188. “I am proud to be part of a community that only projects love and education and the support of one another.”

189. “I'm stingy and I'm proud of the reputation.”

190. “The Gross National Product measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile, and it can tell us everything about America - except whether we are proud to be Americans.”

191. “I am proud to have played a small part in ensuring that no veteran's heroic service will be cast aside due to prejudice.”

192. “I have had a struggle with anxiety, always, and as a proud Jew, that's not a surprising thing.”

193. “It's time for us to work together to construct a Haiti that will make our forefathers proud.”

194. “I'm very proud of being a woman, and as a woman, I don't even like the word 'feminism' because when I hear that word, I associate it with women trying to pretend to be men, and I'm not interested in trying to pretend to be a man. I don't want to embrace manhood; I want to embrace my womanhood.”

195. “A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to live in it. A lesser writer may entice them in for a moment, but soon he will watch them filing out.”

196. “I know I'm not the best, but I'm proud of myself.”

197. “We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make any big ones.”

198. “I'm very proud of being Italian-American, but people don't realize that the mafia is just this aberration. The real community is built on the working man, the guy who's the cop, the fireman, the truck driver, the bus driver.”

199. “I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me.”

200. “It's not often that an English drummer gets an Oscar. So I'm very, very proud of that.”

201. “The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.”

202. “I want to be remembered for doing something bigger than myself and making a positive impact on the world. I want to make my life worth something and to die a legend and to make my family proud.”

203. “I'm happy to be on a winning team. My individual success, that lasts for a short period of time. The success of being a part of the South, of Atlanta, which is now the hot bed of music, that's what's gonna last the longest. The fact that I contributed to planting our flag and moving music to my city, that's what I'm most proud of.”

204. “I try to keep in mind that it's a long journey. It's not a race. It's about staying focused, continuing to do good work, make my family and community proud; that's all I really want to do… and pay my bills.”

205. “We West Indian cricketers are always proud to play for the West Indies and we know we are made up of different islands and different cultures but we have to be able to mesh together, to come together and perform as a team.”

206. “Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious instruments of the men of thought.”

207. “My wife says I spend my life trying to teach white folks. I'm not so sure I'm proud of it, but she's right.”

208. “When you're on the victory podium, you're a queen, but when you come down from it, you're nobody. You cannot be too proud of yourself.”

209. “Mountains terrify me - they just sit about; they are so proud.”

210. “I'm so proud of myself. I got to this level through my hard work, my determination and I'm fortunate enough to be working for a football club that I adore, that have given me license to do this and I work with a set of players that were always in control, even when I didn't feel like I was!”

211. “I am so proud of being a Paralympian because I think the Games are a very good platform for disabled persons to perform themselves. Within the Paralympics movement, it's not just talk about excellence; it's not just talk about the competition. It's also talk about the equality and how your world accepts those disabled people.”

212. “I am proud of having done what I've done. Very proud.”

213. “Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise.”

214. “Weston Bakeries is proud to support local children's charities across Canada. We believe the more we invest in our kids' futures today, the better our communities will be tomorrow.”

215. “My family always believed in me, even when I didn't. Having that love and support made me not afraid of failing. I knew my mom would be proud of me just for taking a chance and pursuing my dream.”

216. “This sounds really lame, but I'm pretty proud of my feet.”

217. “I'm so proud to represent my country at a World Cup because lots of players don't ever get that opportunity, including our manager, Phil Neville. He's reminded us of all the hard work he put in to try and get there, only for him to never make it past the last hurdle.”

218. “I think I'm proudest of making my parents proud.”

219. “It's iconic, it's Wembley. When I go running up Primrose Hill you can see the arch. It's a great thing and it's a proud spot for London.”

220. “I never regret what I do. I'm very proud of every work I have done.”

221. “I realized quickly what Mandela and Tambo meant to ordinary Africans. It was a place where they could come and find a sympathetic ear and a competent ally, a place where they would not be either turned away or cheated, a place where they might actually feel proud to be represented by men of their own skin color.”

222. “I'm proud that today, at 43 years old, I've come to value the aging process and focus on inner rather than outer beauty.”

223. “Football itself is a great sport with which we are proud to be associated. We want to be proud to be associated with FIFA and hope and look forward to working with them to that end.”

224. “Playing rugby made my dad proud. Being in the theater made my mom proud. So if I could play to both sides of how I was raised, then how could I lose? And that sounds like a hindsight thing, but I knew it at the time.”

225. “To all trans youth out there, I would like to say respect yourself and be proud of who you are.”

226. “I am not very proud of being an human being; in fact, I distinctly dislike the species in many ways. I can readily conceive of beings vastly superior in every respect.”

227. “The Netherlands is a country I love and am very proud to be from, and I'm definitely supportive of the music scene we have.”

228. “Hiding, secrets, and not being able to be yourself is one of the worst things ever for a person. It gives you low self-esteem. You never get to reach that peak in your life. You should always be able to be yourself and be proud of yourself.”

229. “I'm not really easy to live with! There needs to be unlimited patience and unconditional love. Men I've known before loved my independent spirit and were proud of my success, to the point that they'd become jealous of the time I devote to my career.”

230. “As a proud mom to two angels, few things mean more to me than quality time with my family.”

231. “It's not about working anymore, its about doing work I can be proud of.”

232. “I guess that's one achievement I'm really proud of. Saving Chrysler was more than jobs, more than shareholder value. Saving Chrysler was a good idea for the whole country.”

233. “Democrats embrace The Affordable Care Act. We're very proud of it.”

234. “God had a plan for everything. I never knew I'd come to Iowa, but now I love Iowa. Everything is so great about it - the people, the environment, education. I'm so proud to say I'm an Iowan. I'm living the dream.”

235. “I'm a proud Gujarati and it makes me very happy that Gujarati movies are coming up with great content.”

236. “Sheep farming is heavily subsidized in Great Britain. Without the subsidies, the green grazing in the valley of the River Exe would be gone. The handsome agricultural landscape of which the British are so proud, carefully husbanded since Boudicca's day, would be replaced by natural growth. The most likely growth is real-estate developments.”

237. “I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.”

238. “I'd rather be overweight and curvy than super thin with no curves. I'm proud of my body.”

239. “I'm very proud of 'Platoon,' but at the end of it I was done. I was done.”

240. “I've come a different path to some and, while I respect everyone else's 100 per cent, I'm proud of mine. I'm proud of where I've come from and where I am trying to get to.”

241. “I don't want to be too proud, but I have a good personal style.”

242. “Intel has been my second family. It is an amazing company that has changed the way people live their lives, and I am proud to have contributed to that in a meaningful way.”

243. “I'm third generation. I was born in Germany, grew up in Germany, and many of my friends are German. I love playing for Germany. I'm proud I can play for the national team.”

244. “I got kicked out of a club for sticking up for my sister. And I got into a fight that was basically hair pulling and rolling around on the gym floor. The fights make me sound like a hell-raiser, but I'm not proud of them.”

245. “I'm a proud Australian, a very, very proud Australian.”

246. “Humor strips dominated what were called the funny papers early in the century, but by the 1920s and '30s, adventure strips had taken over. With 'Beetle Bailey,' I revived the funny part of the funny papers, and I'd be proud to be remembered for that.”

247. “If my parents were still alive, they would be very proud. They gave me a good start in life, the values that have driven me, and the confidence to believe in myself.”

248. “I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete.”

249. “My worst trait is that I'm an introvert. When I've led stuff, the hardest thing for me to overcome has been my natural desire to run and hide. I'm very proud of the fact that I have been able to do that.”

250. “I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise.”

251. “Rose Park is a community I'm very proud to be from.”

252. “I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything.”

253. “I am proud to be an African.”

254. “When this sad war is over we will all return to our homes, and feel that we can ask no higher honor than the proud consciousness that we belonged to the Army of the Potomac.”

255. “It's like, remember who you always were, where you came from, who your parents were, how they raised you. Because that authentic self is going to follow you all through life, so make sure that it's solid so it's something that you can hold on and be proud of for the rest of your life.”

256. “I love all of my children equally, all of my printed books, and each one bears a special piece of me. But the one I'm most proud of is the one no one will ever see - the very first manuscript I ever wrote, back in 1990. It took me a year to do it.”

257. “My youngest son's pre-school class was recently asked what their dads do for work. The responses were things like, my dad sells money, and my dad figures stuff out. My son said, 'I've never seen my dad do work.' It's true. Skateboarding doesn't seem like real work, but I'm proud of what I do.”

258. “France is the country with the highest taxes in Europe along with Sweden… something of which I am not proud.”

259. “It's a dream come true to make my debut for England. It's something I always wanted to do as a young boy, and I'm sure there's thousands and thousands of kids who dream and wake up every morning thinking that's what they want to be. I feel very proud and very privileged.”

260. “My parents are very proud of my success but still worry, as I'm in a profession where there is no guarantee of work. They have always supported my decision to go into acting, but there have been tough times work-wise.”

261. “My brother is gay - he's a couple of years older than me, and I could not be more proud of him. It was right for him. If a player was going through something similar at a younger age, I feel I would be understanding because I was there to watch it with my brother.”

262. “We are obligated to and very proud to stand by one of the most foundational principles of our country, and that is freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly.”

263. “The jazz chord substitutions in a country song… that was another thing that bent people's ears. I guess that my favorites are the unique ones. It's not how fast you play. It's that unique blending of different stuff I'm most proud of.”

264. “The flower has opened, has been in the sun and is unafraid. I'm taking more chances; I'm bold and proud.”

265. “The proud, the cold untroubled heart of stone, that never mused on sorrow but its own.”

266. “I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences.”

267. “It is shallow people who think beauty is frivolous or excessive. If you are bringing beauty and god, you are enriching the country. Rice feeds the body, books feed the mind, beauty feeds the soul. It is one thing I can really be proud of and stand tall in the world.”

268. “Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself.”

269. “I got to sing with Placido Domingo… I got to sing with Aaron Neville, who is one of my favorites. Got to sing with Brian Wilson, one of the great high tenors. And Ricky Skaggs, a bluegrass tenor. I'm also proud of my musical friendship with Emmylou Harris.”

270. “Mafiosa' was written by Veronica Russo. It's her first time making a film, and I'm really proud of her because this woman has a full-time job, and she decided one day, 'You know, I want to write a film, and I want to make it.”

271. “When I talk football with my friends, I don't talk about Tom Brady's hair. I talk about how he handles the blitz, or how he runs his offense. I talk as a fan. I don't want pink jerseys, and I don't want dumbed-down content. I want to be treated as a real fan - because I am proud to be one.”

272. “107 caps isn't bad for someone who isn't 'a top, top player', is it? I never expected to get that amount of caps. When I made my debut, I set myself the personal target of trying to get 50 caps and score 10 goals if I could. So to have 107 is something I am really proud of, particularly being among those names.”

273. “If there's anything I'm proud of in my career, it's that I've been able to hang in there and keep progressing over the years.”

274. “Khloe is amazing! I'm so proud of that kid.”

275. “I am very proud to be a Latina, because that's also something that makes me very unique.”

276. “I look back at the looks I've had over the years. I'm proud of myself that I had the courage to experiment with crazy hairstyles and some fashion things. Would I do it again? No. But that's part of the learning process and getting from point A to point B.”

277. “I'm proud of my independence. And certainly from a business perspective, that's always been a main agenda for me - to make my own position, don't try and be like somebody else, because there already is that somebody else.”

278. “Make your employer feel truthfully that you are sincere with him; that you are going to promote his interest; that you are going to stand for the things which he represents; that you are proud of being a member of his staff, and there is nothing that will reap you a richer reward. Loyalty above all!”

279. “I want people on the front line to be proud of what they're doing and give themselves permission to finish things in ways that they can be proud of.”

280. “Self-reflection is so healthy. Journaling works for me - when I record the details of what I'm going through, whether it's a relationship issue or negative thoughts, I can look back and see how far I've come. It makes me proud to see my progress and how I got through a bad situation.”

281. “I love gay Mardi Gras in Sydney, which is a big parade, a big march that thousands and thousands of people participate in. And there's one little group… well it's not little, it's got hundreds of people marching, and they're all very sweet, middle-aged and elderly people who are the parents of gay children who are out and proud.”

282. “The presence of any humility in my life is purely and completely an evidence of God's grace. From my perspective, I am not a humble man. I am a proud man pursuing humility by the grace of God.”

283. “The knowledge that we have brother scouts working in the same uniform, to the same ends, in the same way, in all corners of the Empire, cannot but make scouts proud of their brotherhood, and cannot fail to bring them into closer sympathy.”

284. “The only achievement I am really proud of is the friends I have made in this community.”

285. “My parents were always Welsh-speaking and very proud of Wales.”

286. “I'm also very proud to be a part of a trilogy of films that, if they do nothing else, allow people to check their problems at the door, sit down and have a good time.”

287. “I'm proud of all our records. Even the crap ones.”

288. “One thing about 'Star Wars' that I'm really proud of is that it expands the imagination. That's why I like the 'Star Wars' toys.”

289. “Whenever I talk about my culture, I want to shine a light on it. Even though I'm having fun, I want to make sure it's uplifting. I'm proud of it, and that's always been the foundation of my jokes.”

290. “I receive huge support from Irish and British sports fans alike and it is greatly appreciated. Likewise I feel I have a great affinity with the American sports fans. I play most of my golf in the U.S. nowadays and I am incredibly proud to have won the U.S. Open and U.S. PGA Championship in the last two years.”

291. “I feel proud when I wear a turban. It's a different feeling. And that's why when a role of a Punjabi character is offered to me, my first question is whether I will wear a turban.”

292. “A mother is neither cocky, nor proud, because she knows the school principal may call at any minute to report that her child had just driven a motorcycle through the gymnasium.”

293. “People are generally proud of their food. A willingness to eat and drink with people without fear and prejudice… they open up to you in ways that somebody visiting who is driven by a story may not get.”

294. “Motorcycle riding has been a passion of mine since my 20th birthday, and as a proud member of the American Motorcyclist Association and the Harley Owners Group, I can attest that responsible riding has many unique recreational benefits for millions of Americans.”

295. “I'm really proud of Twilight. I think it's a good movie. It was hard to do, and I think it turned out pretty good. But I don't take much credit for it. So when you show up at these places, and there's literally like a thousand girls and they're all screaming your name, you're like, why? You don't feel like you deserve it.”

296. “I'm always proud to be popular with the fans. I try to smile and do my best. If they like it, it's even better.”

297. “The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror - and America is honored to be their friend.”

298. “When you're a catalyst for change, you make enemies - and I'm proud of the ones I've got.”

299. “I want to make 'Broadway' a word that doesn't have pejorative connotation. I don't want 'musical theater' to be a dismissive term. I want it to be something that people can be proud of, that people can say, 'Look at the possibilities.'”

300. “I'm proud of myself. I could break and go get all this plastic surgery and get my nose fixed and get lipo or do whatever, but I haven't chosen to do that because I know I'm a great person. I'm pretty damn hot, if you ask me.”

301. “I am proud of my Sindhi roots.”

302. “I was so proud of my team and myself for changing the rules of the fashion industry.”

303. “I main-evented a sold-out Budokan Arena show; I participated in the first-ever ladder match in NJPW, made the transition from junior to heavyweight, and earned a G1 win with a series full of performances that I'm personally very proud of.”

304. “I remember when my mother, Shyamala Harris, bought our first home. I was thirteen. She was so proud, and my sister and I were so excited. Millions of Americans know that feeling of walking through the front door of their own home for the first time - the feeling of reaching for opportunity and finding it.”

305. “I'm so proud to be Canadian. I've been to 58 countries, and they're wonderful countries, but Canada is the best.”

306. “I'm quite proud of my piano playing. Robin's never played a note on the piano at our recording sessions. I just wish I could be appreciated musically now.”

307. “I'm incredibly proud of everything that we've achieved in Busted. We've enjoyed some of the best times in our lives together.”

308. “I am very proud to look back and see all that I've been through, without forgetting my identity and always staying humble.”

309. “We now occupy the proud attitude of a sovereign and independent Republic, which will impose upon us the obligation of evincing to the world that we are worthy to be free. This will only be accomplished by wise legislation, the maintenance of our integrity, and the faithful and just redemption of our plighted faith wherever it has been pledged.”

310. “AIDS can destroy a family if you let it, but luckily for my sister and me, Mom taught us to keep going. Don't give up, be proud of who you are, and never feel sorry for yourself.”

311. “Strip the proud nobility of their bloated estates, reduce them to a level with plain republicans, send forth to labor, and teach their children to enter the workshops or handle the plow, and you will thus humble proud traitors.”

312. “I'm so proud of all my kids. I'm like, 'I did something right!'”

313. “The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it.”

314. “One of the things I'm most proud of about my country is the fact that we did lick McCarthyism back in the fifties.”

315. “I want to sound like Christopher Cross in another ten years, and be totally proud of it.”

316. “I've been in the newspapers since I was about 15 - not for rapping, but for real substantive stuff I was doing in the community, organizing around gang violence in the schools. So I had already made my grandma proud before I was on TV. I've always been who I am.”

317. “I am so proud to be my mother's son.”

318. “In every country I visit, I am proud to present Jasmine and what we are doing here. I am in no doubt that we will soon be called upon to teach others the model we have been developing for the past decade, for the promotion of women-owned businesses.”

319. “I like the values in Flicka, and I wanted to do a movie my kids could see and be proud of.”

320. “I have long hair because I'm American Indian. I'm an Oklahoma boy, and I'm very proud of my heritage.”

321. “My father is Cuban. Spanish was my first language, but I don't speak it that much anymore because I had dyslexia, and in school they work with you only in English. But I'm proud to be Latina, and most people don't know I am.”

322. “I'm so proud of who I am and where I come from and who my father is.”

323. “It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man - the struggle between a proud mind and an empty purse - the keeping up of a hollow show that must soon come to an end.”

324. “I'm very proud of 'Valhalla Rising.'”

325. “I'm quite proud of what I anticipated about reality television from my books in the early '90s, which I based on the early seasons of 'Cops' and on the amazing stuff I had read about happening on Japanese shows and the British 'Big Brother'.”

326. “I am extremely proud to have the surname Ambani. I am proud to be a Gujarati, and above all, an extremely proud Indian.”

327. “The troubles of our proud and angry dust are from eternity, and shall not fail. Bear them we can, and if we can we must. Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.”

328. “I make mistakes. I say stupid things. I do idiotic things. And, quite frankly, I'm proud of them. Why not make mistakes?”

329. “Being born gay, black, and female is not a revolutionary act. Being proud to be a gay black female is.”

330. “We need to make friends with ourselves. We are stuck with our self all day, so let's be kinder, gentler, more amusing company. Let's take our own hand and say, 'There, there, sister. You're doing a good job. I'm proud of how you're handling all this craziness down here. Don't give up. Carry on, warrior.'”

331. “I'm proud of my father, but my pride cannot be fully measured by that snapshot in history. Because contrary to first glance, my father's legacy comes not from his presiding over the final act in the drama of fighting for equal rights - his legacy is about setting the stage.”

332. “Illness and problems are the specialties of life. But the death of a child is a cause of mental agony which can be overcome if one concedes this world to be a stage or stadium wherein praiseworthy are those who are not proud of their achievement and those who do not cry at their defeat.”

333. “I feel proud to be a skater: it's taught me how to be emotional, more connected with myself, more mature, more understanding of my thoughts and the conversations I've had with myself.”

334. “I am proud to support the incredible economics department at the University of Chicago.”

335. “I started the whole 'Into Thin Air' thing - nothing I'm proud of.”

336. “If you try singling me out to my mother, she'll be down your throat. She has three sons, and she's equally proud of us all.”

337. “There is something inherently valuable about being a misfit. It's not to say that every person who has artistic talent was a social outcast, but there is definitely a value for identifying yourself differently and being proud that you are different.”

338. “I have pride in my son, how can I not be proud?”

339. “I love my dad, and I'm proud to be his daughter.”

340. “As we look forward to freedom, the shining city on the hill and the best days of America lying ahead, it is the men and women in uniform who protect, defend and make us proud to whom we should look and give thanks every night.”

341. “Whether in success or in failure, I'm proud of every single movie I've ever directed.”

342. “I'm proud of my stretch marks. For so long in my life, I thought those were things I needed to hide or things that made me imperfect, and I came to realize that those are the qualities that made me unique.”

343. “I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.”

344. “Yes, I'm Catholic; I'm proud of it. But I had lots of Protestant friends.”

345. “I'm an activist. I'm a proud activist. So I want to be someone who is pro-black and pro-Africa and still be somebody that has positive influence.”

346. “This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves; to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.”

347. “I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.”

348. “Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.”

349. “When I was a child, it was my dream to be a professional footballer. When I was 14 I visited Milan's San Siro stadium and remember thinking how unbelievable it was. From then onwards I vowed that one day I would be playing there - and I am very proud that I achieved this and also for everything else I have managed to achieve in football.”

350. “Because I write very simply, but inside the simplicity, there's a lot of subtlety. That's what I'm proud of.”

351. “Growing up, I naturally embraced who I was, but I was always battling with myself. So I spent half my time being proud of being a woman and the other half completely hating it.”

352. “I don't think I would have been able to stick with it and been proud of who I am and be feminine out on the court. I think I would have folded to the peer pressure if I didn't have my mom to encourage me to be me and be proud of how tall I am.”

353. “I am blessed to be a proud father of a daughter.”

354. “Rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me, I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love.”

355. “There's only one thing that regularly keeps me up at night. Working with the greatest people in the world and knowing that they are counting on me to build a company that endures - a company where they can grow professionally. A company where they can build world-class products and be proud to work.”

356. “I am the proud daughter of Indian immigrants who reminded my brothers, my sister and me every single day how blessed we were to live in this country. They loved the fact that only in America, we could be as successful as we wanted to be, and nothing would stand in our way.”

357. “Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends.”

358. “I'm proud of my background, so I hope there will be more roles where Hispanics are being portrayed.”

359. “Everything I do is to make mum proud. I'm sure I've done that.”

360. “I'd like to make it very clear that getting bitten by a venomous snake is dumb, clumsy and nothing to be proud of.”

361. “I mean, my girls are very sweet; I'm very proud of all of of them.”

362. “If we want to be proud to be from a country like America and all the things that we hang our hats on, like diversity, equality, land of the free and home of the brave, it's everybody's responsibility to ensure that everyone in the country is being afforded the same rights.”

363. “I think a businessman can be an artist just as much as a writer or a sculptor, so I'm real proud of what the company has become.”

364. “If you go to Udaipur, even the locals from the lower middle class have a certain air about them. They are very proud of their heritage and history.”

365. “My grandfather was a wealthy and respected merchant in Montclair, New Jersey, where I was born. But his estate was wiped out in the Great Depression, and as a result, I had what I consider the ideal upbringing: We were a proud family, good citizens, and we didn't have a sou.”

366. “I love my husband. I believe in him, and I am proud of his accomplishments.”

367. “Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud.”

368. “I've got two Rolexes that I'm very proud of - a gold Presidential that was a gift and a white gold one I gifted myself. I'm trying to step my game up and get a few more of those.”

369. “I'm not too proud of the movies I made as a grownup except for 'That Hagen Girl', which nobody remembers but which gave me a chance to act.”

370. “Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are.”

371. “I have lived a long life, and I am proud that I spend the whole of my life in the service of my people. I am only proud of this and nothing else. I shall continue to serve until my last breath, and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it.”

372. “I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened.”

373. “As a Catholic, I am proud of the social mission of the church and its concerns for the poor and dispossessed, but I still personally would support women priests.”

374. “There is so much power in vulnerability, and I am proud to be that typecast.”

375. “My mother's death brought me to my knees. She was my hero, my role model, my very best friend. I spoke to her every single day of my life. I really tried hard when I grew up to make her proud of me.”

376. “Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.”

377. “I don't think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when I do these roles. I really am motivated by being able to work with great people and create a body of work that I can look back and be proud of.”

378. “I am proud to say that I was launched in Tamil through 'Poi' by Balachander sir, who was the one who launched the legends like Rajni sir, Kamal sir & Prakash Raj sir.”

379. “From having no money and coming from a very proud working class family, it was tough. But then all of a sudden we had loads and loads of cash. I realised that this was a great opportunity to do what I love for a living. I was going to tournaments up and down the country and I was able to win anything from five to seven thousand pounds.”

380. “The farther away you writers stay, the better I like it. You know why? Because you're trying to create a bad image of me… you do it because I'm black and Puerto Rican, but I'm proud to be Puerto Rican.”

381. “I've spent my life in the police profession, and I'm proud of that. But I am also very cognizant of the profession's limitations, its potential for abuse, and its potential negative impact.”

382. “Whether you're tall or shorter, or a little bigger, more curves, skinny - you just have to be proud of what you have, and everyone is beautiful.”

383. “I have never been more proud of the United States than I am this year. We have elected an African-American president. We have the stellar Michelle Obama setting the standard for American women. I simply cannot say it enough: look how far we've come.”

384. “The historical kings of England are all strong soldiers and leaders, but can you be a sensitive leader? It's the same in politics, we talk about how proud we are to have had two women prime ministers, but would we be less ready for a sensitive prime minister?”

385. “I'm very proud of my well-earned wrinkles, so show 'em.”

386. “I turn to my wife for everything. Her success has never affected her as a person - she's incredibly loyal. We laugh together; we share everything, and she still surprises me. When I saw her in 'Sweet Charity,' I was so proud to say, 'That's my wife.'”

387. “My dad was a ham, too. He could sell those women anything. Of all his sons, I was the only one he could trust to sell as well as he could. I was proud of that.”

388. “I'm proud of my family, very proud - I have ten grandchildren, four children, and one wife.”

389. “My grandfather was a commander in the Navy. He was very proud of his service, and he lived his entire life as though he was still serving.”

390. “The problem of the tall office building is one of the most stupendous, one of the most magnificent opportunities that the Lord of Nature in His beneficence has ever offered to the proud spirit of man.”

391. “Growing up, there wasn't an exact Hispanic role model that I had. I didn't realize how big a difference I was making, going to the Olympics and being Hispanic, until I would be in an autograph session, and parents would come up to me and say, 'You know, our family is so proud of you, you're really doing Hispanics proud.'”

392. “One thing I just want to say to the military families - while you might not wear a uniform, I know - we all know, the nation knows - that you serve and sacrifice right alongside of your loved ones. And we are so grateful and proud of all of you for your service to this nation.”

393. “Many people told me not to call the book '… Refugee' because Aussies won't buy it. I told them I have faith in Aussies, and it makes me a proud Aussie to see that the title hasn't hurt the book.”

394. “I look back on the last 10 years and I have to say I'm proud of what I have accomplished, because I've been able to raise two beautiful children.”

395. “I am extremely proud to have the honour and privilege to be the Premier of this great state of Victoria.”

396. “Shall we, who have laid the proud British lion at our feet, now be afraid of his whelps?”

397. “Japanese are very proud and workaholics. Proud workaholics.”

398. “I've accomplished so much. I'm just really proud of myself for even being able to do what I have.”

399. “I'm really proud to be from Bolton. Population-wise it's the biggest town in Europe but you feel you live in a village - you'll always find yourself beside someone you went to school with.”

400. “I felt very proud to be part of a music scene that was changing the face of commercial music and rock music internationally, but I also felt like it was necessary for Soundgarden - as it was for all of these Seattle bands - to prove that we deserve to be on an international stage, and we weren't just part of a fad that was based on geography.”

401. “I was determined to make a movie - about families and a love story - that black women would be proud to see and which would depict them as being smart, loving, sensitive, sexy, and funny.”

402. “Working hard - that's South Sudan. We're tall, dark skinned, beautiful - I'm always proud of that.”

403. “I still enjoy playing some of those early Straits songs, and I'm proud of what we did, and certainly we had some great times. It's what we all wanted when we were kids. But you've got to have the resilience to ride that thing, to pick up that ball and run with it. Because you will keep picking it up and keep running.”

404. “Illinois had the first aquarium built in Chicago. The very first skyscraper in the entire world was built in Chicago in 1885. The tallest building in North America, formerly the Sears Tower, now Willis Tower, is in Chicago. Evanston, home to Northwestern, is also home to the ice cream sundae. Illinois has a lot to be proud of.”

405. “I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.”

406. “I will always be a proud defender of the Jewish people and of the State of Israel.”

407. “It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud and imagine himself pleasing to all when he is in reality a universal nuisance.”

408. “I'm not ashamed of showing my curves to the world. Bodies are beautiful when they're full and healthy and fit. I've always had curves and I'll always be proud of them.”

409. “I wrote an article on a new Porsche for 'Automobile Magazine.' I knew the editor, and she asked me to write this article. So I'm more proud of that than anything.”

410. “I am very happy to be signing for the best team in the world and especially proud to be the first Portuguese player to join United.”

411. “I'm really proud of 'Bright Lights' because I was still in the mind frame of my first album when I was putting it together, but next time I want to display something different. I don't want to be as young, immature and all about boys!”

412. “People appreciate a confident man. They love a strong man, and when it comes to a woman, I don't know if people just expect women not to speak up for themselves or be weak or just always be the follow-behind, but I'm proud that I'm in a generation of leaders. I'm proud that I'm surrounded by very strong women.”

413. “I ate ostrich. I'm not very proud of it. I was going through a very experimental period and probably during foot and mouth. It was exquisite, but I felt very guilty.”

414. “While I appreciated the educational advantages I enjoyed in the school and was proud of what I could show in mental culture, I had an earnest desire for something more than a mere business education… I desired to study for a profession, and this prompted me to leave my native state.”

415. “I'm proud to be Martha Stewart's daughter.”

416. “Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.”

417. “We can be proud of our record as an international beacon of liberty. From fostering democracies in Eastern Europe to the stabilization of Iraq and Afghanistan, we have been true to that calling and helped spread freedom to oppressed peoples everywhere.”

418. “I think being the only Pakistani wrestler in WWE will bring some attention from the country as well. I'll do my best to do Pakistan proud and give them something to cheer about.”

419. “It's true that youth is wasted on the young and, if I had my life to live over again, I suppose I would pay more attention to my career. I would make better choices. But, in my defence, I would say that I have three wonderful children, and that's something I am very proud of.”

420. “I want to collect more records from terrorists, but less records from innocent Americans. The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over! John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence, and I'm proud of standing for the Bill of Rights, and I will continue to stand for the Bill of Rights.”

421. “It's very exciting to be able to just work in this business, let alone on stuff you are extremely proud of. So it does make me a little nervous, because 'Breaking Bad' is so special. It's great being part of something so great because people pay attention to you, hopefully because you're doing good work.”

422. “I am very proud to be the captain of the German national team.”

423. “I won 11 titles but yeah, no Slam. Am I proud? Yes. Am I also disappointed? Yes. But a couple of times I was unlucky.”

424. “I earned my spurs in the civil rights movement. All my life, not for political but for religious reasons, moral reasons, that's where I've been, and I'm proud of it, and I'll always be there.”

425. “I remember the first time I ever showed my parents a song that I had written. The content may have been a little darker than they were used to, or really introspective in a way that may have been uncomfortable. I thought they'd retaliate with some kind of judgment or concern about whether I was feeling all right, but they were proud of it.”

426. “The wounds of calumny, the reproaches of the proud, the venom of the bigoted, the treachery of the false, and the weakness of the true, we have known in our measure; and therein have had communion with our Lord Jesus.”

427. “I don't work for money any longer. I'm fortunate enough not to need to work for money, but I work for pride; I work because I love to work, and so the idea that one could lose control of one's own name and that things could be produced with your name on that you were not proud of scared me.”

428. “'Wild Hope' just felt like such a selfish venture to me. It was a way for me to get out of my head, get some clarity on certain situations, and finally be a part of something that I was completely behind creatively and proud of.”

429. “People try to tell me like that, 'Oh, you shouldn't be proud,' or, 'You're not this,' or, 'You aren't that,' or whatever the hell. I'm just kinda here to say, like, who is anybody else to tell me who I am or what I've gone through or what I haven't gone through?”

430. “I remember the first time I put on the Army uniform. I just felt like a totally different person - I felt proud.”

431. “There's nothing wrong with being proud of who you are. It's a wonderful thing.”

432. “I spent around Rs 25 lakh and went in for a plastic surgery at a Hyderabad hospital, and now I am the proud owner of a perfect heart-shaped bum.”

433. “I told my mom: I said, 'Mom, I'm going to try out for WWE.' Her response was, 'The heck you are!' She was like, 'You are not doing that!' So I had to try out without her knowing, but now she's, like, the biggest supporter and so proud of me.”

434. “If I'm writing a book, and I'm warned, 'Oh, this is unsaleable, you need to make it shorter,' or, 'It has to be this, or that,' I'm proud to say I don't pay attention.”

435. “When we were kids, we said the Pledge of Allegiance because we were proud of this country, and we said prayer. You know, we thanked the good Lord above.”

436. “I'm proud of my body, I'm proud of my sport, I'm proud of being a female athlete.”

437. “I had cleavage that would make Dolly Parton proud. But those things are really heavy and I'm pretty slight of frame, so I took them out. No one even noticed.”

438. “The money I have made and will be making means nothing to me compared to the fact that about half of the black people I meet - ranging from the most sophisticated to the least sophisticated - say to me, 'I'm proud of you.' I feel strongly about always earning that and never letting black people down.”

439. “The notion that before you even set out to go to Thailand, you say, 'I'm not interested,' or you're unwilling to try things that people take so personally and are so proud of and so generous with, I don't understand that, and I think it's rude. You're at Grandma's house, you eat what Grandma serves you.”

440. “I'm very proud to be able to represent people who think much like me and have a similar lifestyle. It's also good to show to people that, other than popular belief in what the mainstream media likes to put out there that there is no place for gay people in the Republican Party, that's not true.”

441. “I always wanted my kids to be proud of their heritage.”

442. “I'm very proud and happy to be serving the people of Arkansas and the Senate, and I look forward to continue to serve them.”

443. “I'm so proud, from the food to the women to the curves. I just need to learn a little more espanol.”

444. “Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, he had not the method of making a fortune.”

445. “I've never liked my smile, you see. I should have had braces as a kid, but I was too proud and too vain. And I didn't want to be bullied at school.”

446. “I am a very proud Hindu. The foundation of my personality is laid on the teachings of Swami Vivekananda or Sanatan Dharm or the Geeta. And if my religious practices or anybody's religious practices is given any kind of sadistic name, it instills fear about other person's religious practices.”

447. “Every one of my regrets has produced a song I'm proud of.”

448. “I was with the former president for over 54 years. I don't regret that; I feel very proud. It was necessary. It is history. Each step where we worked together was a privilege, and in terms of history, that was necessary.”

449. “No Latina woman would be called 'Ms.' - that's an invention of middle-class Anglo women. Latina women are proud to be called 'Mrs.' That simply means that we have a family.”

450. “I'm incredibly proud of the show 'Portlandia' that I do, but it's designed for an audience that just wants that and loves that.”

451. “When it comes to wildfires, 2013 wasn't a good year, which is why I'm especially proud that the majority of my wildfire prevention legislation was signed into law today.”

452. “Everyone I built a course for thinks they have the best golf course in the world and I'm very pleased and proud of that.”

453. “I can be proud of every swim, every effort I put in the water, every mental approach to every single race.”

454. “I'm not a coffee drinker, so my drink is kind of like a girlie skim chai latte. I'm not proud of it, but it's really good.”

455. “I don't know if proud is the right word, but I am somebody who does not, on the whole, have the highest regard for my own stuff in that when I look all I get to see are the flaws.”

456. “What really motivates people at Facebook is building stuff that they're proud of.”

457. “I had the most reversed education possible. Every parent wants their son to be a businessman, respectable - me, it was the opposite. When I had an artist career my mum was like, 'Oh finally, I'm proud of you!'”

458. “Britain has a long and proud record of welcoming migrants. They have made many positive contributions to our economy. But the impact of uncontrolled immigration from the E.U. has placed new pressures on our country.”

459. “I view Indigenous Canadians as an integral part of our society, proud of their contribution to Canadian history, great deal of respect for all they did pre-Confederation, the way that they have been partners in building this society we have, and I'm very proud to represent a dozen First Nations communities in my own riding.”

460. “You can't use the fact that I'm bisexual against me if that's something I'm proud of.”

461. “I am certainly proud to add 'Korra' to the pantheon of TV characters, which is perpetually sorely lacking in multifaceted female characters who aren't sidekicks, subordinates or mere trophies for male characters.”

462. “I do love the films I've done in the past. I work hard in my movies and my friends work hard and we're trying to make people laugh and I'm very proud of that.”

463. “My mum is proud to have been a nurse. At the beginning, she worked a basic 44-hour week, split shifts, night shifts and rarely had a weekend off.”

464. “I'm just so proud to be from San Francisco and to have a family history there. It's only two generations back, but still, it's two generations in San Francisco. I love it. I'm so proud of it.”

465. “I'm proud to be a Democrat, and I feel pretty strongly that the country would be better off with Democrats in charge.”

466. “I was proud to witness American Jewish organizations found the Save Darfur Coalition in June 2004 to mobilize a coordinated interfaith response to the ongoing humanitarian disaster.”

467. “Sarah Michelle Gellar's made some really good choices. She's had some bad breaks. She goes with the independent, interesting young filmmakers and then they get slammed, like 'Southland Tales.' I'm proud of what she's trying to do. It's hard.”

468. “We feel free. We're independent. People can be openly proud of being Estonian. I have a lot of belief in Estonia.”

469. “Femininity is part of the God-given divinity within each of you. It is your incomparable power and influence to do good. You can, through your supernal gifts, bless the lives of children, women, and men. Be proud of your womanhood. Enhance it. Use it to serve others.”

470. “I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I'm proud of, but something I learned from.”

471. “I'm Yemeni, proud to be Yemeni. I'm public Yemeni number one!”

472. “I too have my own demons, and I have struggled. I've made my own mistakes, and I'm not proud of them.”

473. “I entertain people. I think that's pretty good. That's what I contribute to society. I'm proud of what I do.”

474. “I wanted my dad to be proud of me, and I fell into acting because there wasn't anything else I could do, and in it I found a discipline that I wanted to keep coming back to, that I love and I learn about every day.”

475. “I hate pride, but if I were going to be proud of anything it would have to be something I'd done myself. Race pride is kind of stupid.”

476. “I have lived my whole life in Delhi. I used to live in Rohini and then I moved to Munirka. I have seen north and south Delhi very closely. That's why my songs and raps have a Dilli waali feel to it. Delhi made me who I am today and I am proud of it.”

477. “I'm as proud to be Chinese as I am American.”

478. “I'm a very proud Australian, always bragging about our country wherever I am in the world.”

479. “Thanks to the great Juche idea and Songun politics of the Workers' Party of Korea and the devoted struggle of our service personnel and other people who are unfailingly loyal to the Party, proud victories have been achieved in socialist construction and lasting foundations for accomplishing the cause of the Juche revolution have been laid.”

480. “We have our own values; we build our own special, our JEWISH life - and we are proud, so very proud.”

481. “It's a good thing to be old. Because when you get older, that means you haven't died yet, right? And when I do get older, I want to have the grace to be proud of it, not to lie about it or try to fight it.”

482. “Now people all across America are starting to believe in America again. We are coming back, back to the heights of greatness, back to America's proud role as a temple of justice and a champion of peace.”

483. “Music gave me something that was not only good for me - it gave me something to work on, something to be proud of and something that I really loved and have a love for - but also music was good for other people because you put joy into the world.”

484. “I'm proud of my short hair. I don't think I will grow it long again.”

485. “To me, 'Educating Rita' is the most perfect performance I could give of a character who was as far away from me as you could possibly get and of all the films I have ever been in, I think it may be the one I am most proud of.”

486. “Religious freedom is a proud founding principle of America and ethnic bigotry flies in the face of American principles of liberty and equality.”

487. “I'm proud of the versatility I've had since I was in high school, getting in trouble for all these voices. What happened was that there were so many of these big heroes I played - in 'Dark Void,' 'Assassin's Creed,' 'Shadow Complex,' 'Uncharted,' and 'Prince of Persia' - and they all showed up at about the same time. It got a little ridiculous.”

488. “I am a proud Hindu, but that doesn't I mean I disrespect others' religion.”

489. “I think that, whatever happens, I'm just happy I've written those songs and I've made an album. That's really big for me, and I'm proud of that.”

490. “Before the war, my parents were very proud people. They'd always talk about Japan and also about the samurai and things like that. Right after Pearl Harbor, they were just real quiet. They kept to themselves; they were afraid to talk about what could happen. I assume they knew that nothing good would come out of it.”

491. “We are proud of the history of our country; we learned it in school and have grown up hearing of freedom, justice and human rights.”

492. “My family is proud of all the things I have accomplished.”

493. “I'm the biggest mama's boy ever, and I'm proud to say it.”

494. “I'm most proud of the longevity of my marriage, my kids, and my grandchildren. If you don't have that, you really don't have very much.”

495. “I'm a proud member of the rabble.”

496. “Immensely grateful, touched, proud, astonished, abashed.”

497. “Tough guy Spike was always the funnest, but I'm most proud of the more recent stuff, the last season, I think.”

498. “If the Founding Fathers and other patriots who fought during the Revolutionary War could see the United States today, I believe they would be proud of the path that the thirteen colonies, now fifty strong states, have taken since then.”

499. “Reggae was always a passion of mine. I used to say in interviews that I would love to do a reggae album. But it consumed my life being a hip-hop artist and being Heavy D, which I'm happy and proud of.”

500. “My mum and dad were a little like tiger parents. I hate that, but at the same time, I am a little bit proud.”

501. “We have a system that allows us to manage a free and fair election, free of fraud, free of intimidation, and that's what we delivered on election day, and we're very very proud of it.”

502. “We're proud Yorkshiremen: we grew up fell running, and we still do it whenever we can. I did my first fell race when I was 11. It was a Tuesday night race called the Bunny Run, on a windswept moor above Haworth, and the prize was a chocolate egg.”

503. “I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And the reason I pick my films carefully is that I don't want to spit on my life. I like to think of myself as more than that.”

504. “Jewishness is a very big part of my identity. I am a proud Jew, I would say, who doesn't practice very actively.”

505. “I live in South Africa. I'm proud to live there. I've always said I want to be a comedian from South Africa in the world. I will stay in places for a bit here and there and pop into New York for a while, maybe stay in London for a year, but my home will always be South Africa. I enjoy it too much.”

506. “There's this proud American tradition of worrying about the power of communication companies. That going all the way back to the founding, we've tried to limit the power of monopolies that played a role in our democracy.”

507. “I am proud of my height.”

508. “I look at my children and one thing I'm most proud of, in my heart, are my children.”

509. “Children are easily influenced, and I always want to do things I can be proud to show my kids someday.”

510. “My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.”

511. “I'm proud of my record of reform, taking on my own party.”

512. “I'm just living life. And if that inspires you, I'm proud, but I'm not going to put pressure on myself to be the best person in the world and tell everyone I have vitiligo. If you want to know about it, you can do your research. Either way, I'm not in the dictionary under 'vitiligo.'”

513. “I just don't regret anything I've gone through or anything I have been through with my mum and dad, I'm just proud of who I am.”

514. “I never want to record something that I'm not proud of just because I think it might be a big hit. There's no positive about that because if you record a song you hate and it's a big hit, then you're singing a song every night that you hate. And if you record a song that you hate and it isn't a hit, then you sold out for no reason.”

515. “My parents are proud to be Canadian, as I am. They had a lot to do with my success and sacrificed a lot over the years.”

516. “When I see 'Sunshine,' I see a film that part of me is kind of very proud of and another part of me is very sad about, so it's a really complicated film for me. And I've never been really able to resolve all that in myself.”

517. “It's hard to live up to the expectations. Besides that, I think I had a very good NBA career, and I'm proud of it. I might not have been an absolute monster, but I thought I did pretty good.”

518. “I'm a native West Virginian and I've been called everything from a hillbilly to a stump jumper. I'm always proud of it; I'm very proud to be a West Virginian.”

519. “I'm not proud to be me, I'm not excited to be me, but I find that I am me, and like most other individuals, I send out little signals; I tell everyone else how everything looks from where I am.”

520. “I credit the women who came before me and credit New Zealanders for welcoming me having a child… positivity outweighed negativity. I'm proud of the nation.”

521. “I am proud to offer my endorsement of Donald J. Trump for President of the United States. He is a successful executive and entrepreneur, a wonderful father, and a man who I believe can lead our country to greatness again.”

522. “If proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love then surely, surely we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great American Dream.”

523. “You know I'm proud of all of them but I think that I am most proud of all my businesses and just being a business woman and being able to do that as well as you know hold my career as an actress.”

524. “I'm incredibly proud of 'Hannibal' and the cast - I feel like we're doing really good television.”

525. “A couple of people I knew went to university apart from me, but all the way through I was the smartest kid in the school. That's luck, but I was proud of it. And I was also proud of doing well without trying. As you get older, and it took me a long time to realise it, that's a disgusting attitude, revolting.”

526. “I had always been proud of my body - its strength and grace enabled me to pursue my passions.”

527. “I am immensely proud of 'Kumkum Bhagya.'”

528. “I mean, if you're proud of what you've done when you've served in the military, well then we call that bragging. And if you are unhappy about what happened, we call that complaining. And so what are you going to do?”

529. “During the past 23 years, I have set a number of goals for myself and I'm proud to say that these goals have been achieved.”

530. “I grew up in the country. I am a real proud country boy, love getting back home.”

531. “Most people can't talk as fast as I do. I'm not proud of that. That's God-given.”

532. “In our home there was always prayer - aloud, proud and unapologetic.”

533. “If you're a journalist - and I think, on some level, I'm a journalist, and proud to be a journalist, or a documentarian, however you want to describe it - part of what I do has to be the pursuit of the truth.”

534. “At the beginning, my folks were pretty upset with the whole thing at first, the music, the tattoos - but after observing the music scene I'm in now for a couple of years, they totally get it - they actually love it. They are so proud. My dad actually flew to Japan to see us play. My mom comes to the shows near home in Washington.”

535. “I'm not saying I'm proud of the fact I had a long affair with a married man, but it did help my business. By the time I married and had children I had the business under my belt.”

536. “I am a proud product of Irish golf and the Golfing Union of Ireland and am hugely honoured to have come from very rich Irish sporting roots… I am also a proud Ulsterman who grew up in Northern Ireland. That is my background and always will be.”

537. “I think what I'm most proud of about myself away from the pool, is being OK on my own.”

538. “I am very proud of Salman Khan.”

539. “In a certain sense we can be proud to have introduced this hairstyle to Europe. 'Plica polonica' should be added to the list of our inventions, alongside crude oil, pierogi and vodka.”

540. “I helped make the Sixties swing, and I'm very proud of that.”

541. “At the end of the day, you are judged by your character. And look, I'm proud of my record of working to help people throughout my years of public service.”

542. “I am proud to have been born in Iowa. Through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, it was a place of adventure and daily discoveries - the wonder of the growing crops, the excitements of the harvest, the journeys to the woods for nuts and hunting, the joys of snowy winters, the comfort of the family fireside, of good food and tender care.”

543. “I'll never forget when me and Jason Matthews wrote the line, 'Don't be a tape player hater,' in 'Country Man,' I don't think I ever laughed harder. We didn't know where we were gonna put that in a song, but we knew we had to make it into a song. I just remember laughing and being so proud of such a goofy little line.”

544. “When my kids love my work, I feel elated and victorious; it means more to me than an Oscar. And when they are silent, I'm proud that they have a mind and perspective of their own and are courageous enough not to say things just to please me.”

545. “Be proud of your heritage, and don't be discouraged from the improbable.”

546. “I pointed out on the floor last year, after Hurricane Katrina, we were very proud that one of our National Guard engineering battalions was called to Louisiana. And they did a magnificent job.”

547. “Yes, I am proud, and very humble too.”

548. “I'm very proud of the way that I was raised, I'm very proud of the way that my parents raised me.”

549. “We are a pluralistic Nation composed of very distinct groups, each bound together by ethnicity, race, or religion - each group proud of its identity and committed to its faith and traditions. Yet despite these differences, we can be bound together into a broader community.”

550. “I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first time that people came to terms with the reality of what it meant to have a Senate made up of 98 men and two women.”

551. “You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things.”

552. “You always want your people to be proud of what you have accomplished.”

553. “A lot of women are afraid of loneliness, so when they see a woman who can live alone, then they think, 'Hmm, I can do that.' But you need an example, and that is why I am proud to say I have divorced three husbands.”

554. “I saw 'Rolling Stone' magazine once, and they were talking about the top 50 songs, and there wasn't one Sly song; how does that happen? But, Sly isn't the type to brown nose for props. He's always known what he had, what he was capable of; I'm just proud that he took the time and effort to put it to music.”

555. “Though I didn't quite plan it that way, I had my two sons at just about the same ages my mother saw me and my sister off to college, and my first novel was published when I was 46. This 'tardiness' isn't something I'm proud of, but I'm happy to be an inspiration to others who arrive at these milestones later than most of us do.”

556. “I'm a proud Cuban-Mexican immigrant.”

557. “When I was old enough to walk home alone from school, I loved seeing our house from a distance. It sat on the corner of South Muirfield Road and West 4th Street and had this proud, majestic look. But I rarely went through the front door. The back was more dramatic.”

558. “I've been proud to be a lifelong Chicago Cub and still be with the Cubs. That's always been important to me and I think it's always been special.”

559. “When Jim Irsay called me five years ago, he told me, 'I want you to be our coach and help us win the Super Bowl.' He told me, 'We are going win it the right way. We are going to win it with great guys; win it with class and dignity. We are going to win it in a way that will make Indianapolis proud.'”

560. “I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!”

561. “I felt really proud when Simeone said I am destined to reach the level of Messi and Ronaldo. I always want to give my all for him. He motivates me.”

562. “Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball, I think I set a terrific example of 'Don't do this' and 'Don't do that.' And that's one of the things that I'm most proud of.”

563. “Back then, we didn't know we were poor, and people were more proud then.”

564. “My mother's proud of where she's from, and her history, and her past, and same with my dad. I have roots in Africa. Like, I am from Africa as well as from Germany, and I am very proud of that.”

565. “We are proud to have with us the poet lariat of Chicago.”

566. “Only comedians can talk about death, life, God and Virgin Mary. If I was a tragic actor, I couldn't allow myself. But with this accent I can do it. I can talk with death in person because I am a clown. Yes. And I am proud to be a clown - very much.”

567. “As the proud daughter of a Greek immigrant who came to the United States in search of the American Dream, I feel an enormous sense of pride in my heritage.”

568. “I'm a very hard worker and I'm proud of it.”

569. “I don't think anybody else could have gone out there with Brock Lesnar and do what I did. I stand by that, and I'm proud of it. My father and my mother were in the front row watching, and they got to see their son go toe-to-toe with Brock Lesnar. Not many people can say that.”

570. “I'm proud that Della was sort of a prototype for TV secretaries. There really was no such established character on TV when 'Perry Mason' came along.”

571. “'Downtown Love.' I made that with one of my homies in New Orleans. The story is tragic, and the song is emotional. It's my favorite. I'm most proud of that; it's such a creative piece.”

572. “I was born in Australia and am proud of my Australian provenance, but I am now an American. Like so many naturalized citizens, I felt that I was an American before I formally became one.”

573. “I'm proud to say I had a bet with a guy from Chicago who said Chicago is windier and colder than Wyoming. Wyoming dominated them.”

574. “What makes it all worthwhile is we just play for the sheer enjoyment of entertaining people and… make our families and the team we played on and the people watching, proud of what we did.”

575. “The last time I had a job that wasn't an acting job was '88, and I'm quite proud of that.”

576. “People like to cherry-pick the parts of their career that they're either in the midst of or that they're the most proud of, but the truth is careers and lives are tapestries.”

577. “I'm blessed and proud and privileged to have played two wonderful characters on television.”

578. “I'm proud of my invention, but I'm sad that it is used by terrorists.”

579. “The best form of flattery is to be admired, imitated or respected. I've always felt proud our fans look up to us or feel we are inspirational.”

580. “It doesn't matter: any weight, shape or form or however your body is, you want to be proud of it.”

581. “I don't want to sound like I'm bragging, but I'm very proud of this: I moved to L.A. in October of 1997, but I never had a survival job in L.A. I was able to support myself with acting from the moment I got to town.”

582. “After marriage, I will have two sets of parents who are proud of me. And I also know that I won't do anything that will embarrass them. That is the trust they have in me and the responsibility that I have as a wife, friend, and also as an artiste.”

583. “It's better to be known by six people for something you're proud of than by 60 million for something you're not.”

584. “We are the millions and millions of Americans who take responsibility for our own safety and protection of our children as a God-given right. We are proud to exercise that right, are not ashamed of it and deserve nothing less than absolute respect and admiration as lawful gun owners.”

585. “Conservatives, in general, are anti-immigrant for the same reasons they have always been anti-immigrant - a proud tradition in our nation of immigrants going back to the days of the Founders, when Ben Franklin thought we were going to be overrun by Germans. But Business likes illegal workers.”

586. “I love my son and am proud of my son.”

587. “I'm tired, but proud.”

588. “I am greatly proud of the fact that 'Doom' is one of those things where everything that has a 32-bit processor has had 'Doom' run on it, and I think that's been one of the great aspects of having it be open source: having everything out there means that people have maintained that and kept it up to date.”

589. “What I was proud of was that I used very few parts to build a computer that could actually speak words on a screen and type words on a keyboard and run a programming language that could play games. And I did all this myself.”

590. “We might be too proud to admit it as guys, but we still need to learn how to manage responsibility, how to face our challenges.”

591. “I am proud to be a Southerner. I think Southern hospitality is very… I don't think it's just a term. I think it really exists. You can come to Savannah, and the people are so sweet and so nice.”

592. “I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with. Wherever I go, La Castellane is where I want to go back to.”

593. “I am pretty expressive with my emotions. I don't think something and say something else. I don't know if it's something I should be proud of or to watch out for. Maybe I am not politically correct. I don't know if that's a crime.”

594. “If you do something that you're proud of, that someone else understands, that is a thing of beauty that wasn't there before - you can't beat that.”

595. “Obviously, you always want to win, but you want to win by skiing a race that you're proud of and you feel like you really challenged yourself and left it all out there.”

596. “All I want to do is make my mother incredibly proud. That's all I've ever wanted to do.”

597. “I was going through puberty and was much curvier than other girls, which made me insecure. Then I saw J. Lo on the cover of 'Latina' magazine, and she embraced those curves and was proud of who she was.”

598. “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.”

599. “Don't get me wrong, I am a proud Republican, and I want to support my party. I am a firm believer in the Republican principles of smaller government, low taxes and economic freedom. I have spent my time in government service fighting for these principles.”

600. “I am proud to have been capable of giving people hope again.”

601. “I am proud to be a role model for my viewers. I am finding out that helping victims is as or more rewarding the all the awards I win.”

602. “I am most proud that I stayed true to the music of my soul.”

603. “America used to be proud of abstraction, and we have fallen away from it. The future depends on people trying to promote that abstract thinking. Not just in relation to music and jazz and the arts, but the economy, social strife, tension between people.”

604. “I was born a proud daughter of Pakistan, though like all Swatis I thought of myself first as a Swati and Pashtun, before Pakistani.”

605. “Commercial institutions, proud of their achievements, do not see that healthy living systems - clean air and water, healthy soil, stable climates - are integral to a functioning economy. As our living systems deteriorate, traditional forecasting and business economics become the equivalent of house rules on a sinking cruise ship.”

606. “Though I am not religious in the least, I am very proud to be Jewish.”

607. “My mum and brother are so proud of me.”

608. “I hope I've done women's darts proud, put women's darts on the map and given it the recognition that it deserves.”

609. “Be yourself, you are who you are and be proud of it. And rely on your friends and family.”

610. “I always wanted to win, but I only used to get upset if I hadn't done myself and the people around me proud - that was my motivation for always wanting to do better.”

611. “I feel very, very proud that so many people have copied me.”

612. “I'm proud to be associated with the value system at Berkshire Hathaway; I think you'll make more money in the end with good ethics than bad.”

613. “I'm so proud of Maryland's firefighters, risking their lives to protect others, but we need to protect our protectors with the best equipment training and resources.”

614. “I am proud of the hip hop generation. They are good business people and, actually, good people.”

615. “Some of the gangster films I made - not so much the 'Krays,' because I'm really proud of that - but some of the films I made after that… There are a few of those movies I wish I'd never gone near. I'm proud of about 10 percent that I've ever done. If I never see the rest again I won't mind.”

616. “I had several decorated characters within the WWE that I was really proud of, coats of paint that changed that I could show a different side to the audience, because I've been in front of them since I was 20 years old, and none of them were necessarily the right one.”

617. “Even the bad moments, I'm proud of them too.”

618. “I'm very proud of the people with whom I've worked. It's an amazing collection that just by happenstance happened.”

619. “This whole, 'Don't talk about things. I gotta be manly.' I think I'm pretty manly, but I talk about what I go through because I'm trying to see tomorrow. I'm trying to make my mother proud.”

620. “It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation. It's a quality to be proud of. But it's a quality that many people seem to have neglected.”

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

622. “I enjoyed watching 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' very much. Many such sports films should be made so that the upcoming generation draws inspiration from the sportspersons of our country, win medals at the Olympics and Asian Games, and make India proud.”

623. “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.”

624. “We will work hard to ensure New Zealand is once again a world leader, a country we can all be proud of. We said we could do this; we will do this.”

625. “I'm very proud of my body; I work really hard to try to stay in shape and eat healthily. I'm super proud of it, and I believe that if you have it, you flaunt it!”

626. “I am so happy and proud to learn of Hideo Nomo's election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. He was quite a pitcher and competitor, but he is also a very special and caring person.”

627. “I'm sensitive. I'm proud of being sensitive. I'm proud of being empathetic.”

628. “I go home at the end of the day and I rarely talk about what I did that day. So my wife's experience is just like that of anybody else whose husband goes away to a blue collar job and comes home bruised and dirty and often proud of the work that they're doing.”

629. “I have spent over 60 years bent over a guitar and to know that I wrote 70 compositions that masters have recorded, that makes me feel so good and full, and proud and thankful to the good Lord.”

630. “I always wanted to, to the smallest detail, make my parents proud.”

631. “When I stopped eating meat, I noticed that it was easier for me to focus, and I was really proud of myself for being green also… I had a plethora of reasons for going vegetarian.”

632. “To be proud of learning is the greatest ignorance.”

633. “The women's movement in Korea is a Juche-oriented movement, which was pioneered by the great Comrade Kim Il Sung and which followed the proud road of development under the leadership of Comrades Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.”

634. “The real question is, at the end of the day, do we want to run our country? Are we proud of who we are? Are we happy to be just a star on somebody else's flag, or do we want to be an independent nation?”

635. “If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!'”

636. “I've never stopped being Argentine, and I've never wanted to. I feel very proud of being Argentine, even though I left there. I've been clear about this since I was very young, and I never wanted to change.”

637. “I'm proud to say I've done something for the good of football. I don't compare myself to anyone.”

638. “I love acting and don't find it to be very hard. I recognize when I've nailed it, and I can be very proud of myself.”

639. “My best has to be for Barcelona against Villarreal in 2006 - that is the one I am asked most about, and it is the one I am most proud of. Xavi chipped the ball to me, I chested it down, twisted and hit an overhead kick. It was the final goal in a 4-0 win.”

640. “I wouldn't want them to feel lonely or outcast ever in any way. And no matter where they were in the world, I'd want them to always feel incredibly confident about who they were and proud.”

641. “I definitely have conned a lot of people in my day. I'm not proud of it; it sounds like I am, kind of, now that I'm saying it.”

642. “Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.”

643. “I'm really proud of being part of that whole geek/chic, girl nerds, glasses are sexy and all of that because I think it's true. In America, I don't know about in other places, but there is this mythology about the way a woman is supposed to be and look and act and that's what makes them sexy. And I love being the alternative to that.”

644. “I wanted to finish my career with one team, in one city, one mayor, one park, one owner. I did that. The Wrigleys owned the team. We played all of our home games at Wrigley Field during the daytime. So my career was very unique, and I am proud of it.”

645. “I'm proud of my curves, my daughter, as well as the harsh past that helped shape me into the strong woman I am today.”

646. “Americans are hard working, innovative, proud people who want bad government policies and high taxes to get out of the way so they can take care of their families and pursue their dreams.”

647. “I always wanted my daddy to be proud.”

648. “Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great sadness that I announce that I will resign as Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs. I am sad because I love this job. I'm totally dedicated to the work that we are doing in Australia's name around the world, and I believe that we have achieved many good results for Australia, and I'm proud of them.”

649. “I have a pretty clear picture of the whole weight of my life, and there are things that I've done that are good, and I'm proud of them. There are things that I'm really not proud of, and that they, you have to look at me with a perspective, and I try really hard to do that, to keep from thinking I'm cool and ever so smart.”

650. “I am happy with my skin, and I'm proud of my skin, which is why I wear it so boldly. But if a job wanted me to, say, try a smoky eye and cover the vitiligo around my eye, I wouldn't have a problem with that.”

651. “At the end of the day, it's making sure that we're proud of the music we put out there and feel that we put out a good product for our fans when all is said and done.”

652. “I wouldn't change anything about myself. Not because I'm being cocky or anything, but because this is who I am, and I'm proud of who I am.”

653. “I do believe in my national identity. I'm very proud, of what I come from and where I come from, and there are values up there that I like and that I hold on to: loyalty I suppose, and a sense of humour, and a lack of self pity.”

654. “I'm very proud of the Italian heritage of my great-grandparents, who came here from Italy, and how they helped be a part of the American Dream, and that's something we want to continue to make available to everybody who wants to come here.”

655. “Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent.”

656. “I'm not looking for a legacy, and you'll never shut up the critics. I've been around 50 years. When you're a catalyst for change, you make enemies - and I'm proud of the ones I've got.”

657. “I love Navi Mumbai, and I am proud to be a part of this city. The city has always inspired me to aim higher.”

658. “I'm much more experienced now, so I can find films that are interesting quicker and cut out the films that don't really matter. It means more to me now because my kids are going to see them, and I want them to be proud.”

659. “I was bullied when I was in middle school in D.C., especially for being an Indian, because there weren't many Indian kids in school. And because of that, I tended to hide my Indian culture, but that changed by the end of high school. Now, I am 100% proud of it.”

660. “Ours is decidedly not an age of Abrahams, Jacobs, or of youthful Elazars proud to be regarded as men of seventy. On the contrary, it is one in which the external signs of aging are avoided at all costs, youth is worshipped, and immortality is sought not in children but in Botox.”

661. “Getting relay medals is just as amazing I feel just as proud to be a part of that as well. But it's a different feeling, I think, getting an individual gold.”

662. “He's just like my father that way-my father just adored my mother and let her do whatever she wanted. John's like that. He's a very rare man, a very good man, and I've had a good life with him. I'm proud to be walking in the wake of Johnny's fame.”

663. “I'm a proud vegan, whistle-blower, and animal rights activist.”

664. “My own passion for caravan holidays has been occasionally commented on by the media. It is certainly something that I am proud of.”

665. “I am not a nationalist in any way, and I hate flag waving, and I don't think much good has come out of nationalism. I am proud of Scandinavia in the sense that we have actually managed to create a very tolerant and human society, which is very livable.”

666. “The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person to change.”

667. “Wearing khadi was a badge of honour. It was something one was proud to do.”

668. “When I perform my role well, I feel proud.”

669. “I happen to be black and a woman and unapologetically proud to be both, but that is not the totality of my identity.”

670. “If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.”

671. “Lest conservatives be too proud, it's worth recalling that conservatism's rise was decisively enabled by liberalism's weakness.”

672. “I've led three lives: the acting part, wife and mother - which is a career - and international relations. I'm proud of my career, the first one, and I'm proud of the other two, too.”

673. “Obviously this song is an achievement for me in my career, but what makes me really feel good is to make Latinos feel proud. To provoke that pride that a pop figure and someone so big in music globally like Drake would sing with me completely in Spanish and create this hit 'MIA.' That's the best part of it.”

674. “My wife, as proud as she was of me, hated show business for good reasons. There was something about the spouse always being pushed out of the way, shoved aside. She wanted to get away from it.”

675. “As a proud Indigenous man I have a lot of things that are symbolic and have a lot of meaning to me.”

676. “I am proud of the Earnhardt name, but it don't stand alone. You know, it's part of the sport, with all those other historic people that have been a part of it, and you don't want people to forget the part you had in it and what you did and the contributions you made and the sacrifices you made.”

677. “I love my husband so much. I love our family. I love our dynamic. I'm proud to be in the relationship that I am because it's based on love. Pure love.”

678. “I'm very proud that our country still produces people like my son, who choose the path less traveled; that knowingly step up to serve, even though our country is tearing itself apart with things like political machinations.”

679. “I'm proud of my thighs because they've gotten me to where I am today and give me the power that I have to play my best.”

680. “Some of the things I'm most proud of, it isn't because I think it's my best work; it's because of something that it's taught me.”

681. “I hope that, somewhere, Mom and Dad are proud that little Walter is performing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.”

682. “I couldn't be more proud of my work as a progressive.”

683. “I felt bad to have to get divorced. I wasn't proud of that.”

684. “My father was proud that people thought I was a good actress. I'm the only child. And daddy's girl.”

685. “I'd like to think I could have and should have won more, but that's not the point. And I was at the point where I was playing great tennis in the mid 80s - the type of tennis people hadn't seen before - and I was very proud of that.”

686. “The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the way schools function in nearly every capacity, and I am proud of the way Connecticut's education officials, teachers, and staff have been able to respond in order to ensure that students continue to receive a quality education.”

687. “Um, 'Soul Food'… Another wonderful little movie that could. Here's a film that, I think our budget was maybe $6 million. We shot it in Chicago in six weeks. I was so proud of the film, because it showed America that an African-American film about family could sell, could do well, could cross over and have true meaning.”

688. “My military service is the thing I'm most proud of, but when I think of everything happening in the Middle East, I can't help but tell myself I wish we would have achieved some sort of lasting victory. No one touched that subject before Trump, especially not in the Republican Party.”

689. “I was proud to be a Tory Member of Parliament for twelve years, proud to represent Buckingham as a Tory, proud to have voted with my party 99% of the time as the record shows.”

690. “At the end of the day, everything is God's plan, and he cares about what we do. He cares about our hearts, how we play the game, and how we treat people. He's definitely involved with how we handle sports and not just the outcome of it. I'm proud when athletes mention God in any way.”

691. “I don't mind being older. I'm proud of my age. I've achieved a lot. It's the same thing with Mick and the Stones. They should be revered and respected. Isn't it strange that now we're living longer we have so much less respect for old age? Perhaps it's a less valuable commodity?”

692. “I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.”

693. “I never want to lie about my age. If I look around at the actresses I admire, they are all women who have not fought growing older, but embraced it and been proud of it - women like Sophia Loren or Audrey Hepburn.”

694. “What has happened has happened. What is done cannot be undone. There is no point in looking back and ruminating over the past. I am a forward-looking man. I want to look ahead; I want to put my past behind me. I want to make my country proud.”

695. “I am very proud of the fact that BJP is doing remarkably well everywhere.”

696. “One of the things I'm most proud of in Atlanta is that I had a great relationship with our fans and I think they knew what I was all about. They respected me, showed me nothing but love.”

697. “Our parents are obviously proud, but they're still trying to get used to the fact that we're in a band. I have a feeling my mom would actually like One Direction if I wasn't in it!”

698. “I'm proud to stand up and defend against threats to our Second Amendment rights in Congress.”

699. “I prefer to talk about our problems, to be proud of them, in place of trying to hide them. Because you can't. And I prefer to dance, to smile on it, to laugh on it.”

700. “There's nothing like being a Texan, and I'm proud to be one.”

701. “When my daughter was 3, she was eating Cheerios and spilled some on the table. So she swiped them onto the floor. I said, 'Darcy, what are you doing?' She said: 'Don't worry, Daddy, the robot will get it.' I didn't know whether to be horrified or proud. It was this idea that homes take care of themselves and robots are part of that.”

702. “I'm kind of proud of myself. I've been able to keep a certain grace about me, even in the times of disgrace and craziness.”

703. “Of what shall a man be proud, if he is not proud of his friends?”

704. “But you know we couldn't compare what we do with what the British athletes did at the Olympics. We are very proud to be British and if we have done our bit to promote Britain in a historic year for the country that's brilliant.”

705. “My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.”

706. “Radical multicultural types will, in the end, destroy the things they claim to like, because they don't understand that liberty and reasonable equality are features of stable, free, conservative societies based on Christian ideas, which guard their borders and are proud of their civilisation.”

707. “Everything I do in my life I do to make my mum and dad proud. I want to carry on in my dad's footsteps and make sure that his legacy lives on forever.”

708. “One of the principal goals in my life has been to avoid embarrassing my children by doing the job I do. I hope I've managed to do that, and I hope that, with the job I'm in now, they are, if not proud, at least unembarrassed by it. I must say, my three are most agreeable children, who do nothing but delight me.”

709. “I'm so proud of my parents. I need to make them as proud of me.”

710. “We're very proud to be part of the eurozone. But this comes with obligations and it is crucial we show the world we can live up to those obligations.”

711. “As African-Americans, people of that generation felt pretty much if they were going to see changes in the world, they had to make sacrifices and step up to the plate. I'm very proud that my parents happened to be people who did. They were not privileged to have a formal education.”

712. “I just pinch myself, because I think if there's anything I can be proud of, I've survived success, which I think is difficult these days.”

713. “I've always been proud of being a Marathi mulgi, but just because I don't keep harping about it doesn't mean I do not bother about my Marathi people.”

714. “People can expect to see a lot of me - I'm not too proud to stand on corners and hold my campaign signs.”

715. “Some of you may know my story: How for nineteen years, I worked as a manager for a tire plant in Alabama. And some of you may have lived a similar story: After nearly two decades of hard, proud work, I found out that I was making significantly less money than the men who were doing the same work as me.”

716. “In San Francisco, I am proud to say that one of my first mandates as district attorney was that my staff would never ask the court to impose money bail. If we believe someone is too dangerous to be released, then it doesn't matter how wealthy they are - we should ask the court to detain them.”

717. “He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he is exalted above his neighbors because he has more gold, how much inferior is he to a gold mine.”

718. “There are certain things in 'Twilight'… As much as I'm proud of that movie and I do like it, I feel like maybe I brought too much of myself to the character. I feel like I really know Bella now. But most readers feel like they know Bella because it's a first-person narrative.”

719. “All my kids were raised on computers: They were home-schooled on the Internet, so they're pretty good at that stuff. And I'm proud of them, but I don't really keep up with it.”

720. “I hope I will not be typecast as a Bond girl for the rest of my life. I'm very proud of being a part of the Bond family, but I don't want to be the sexy girl forever. I'm not meaning to complain, but I just want to be taken seriously.”

721. “It's my mission to get the New Zealand accent into a Hollywood show. I'm proud of the way we talk, and I'm here to represent it. Kiwis are everywhere: they're in every city of the world. I've checked. We have a voice… it's a bit of a funny one at times, but it's one that I want to promote.”

722. “My mum and dad were incredibly supportive - although I suspect my dad would have preferred me to go the university route. However, I know they were extremely proud when I won the 2011 BAFTA Best Actor for playing comedian Eric Morecambe in 'Eric and Ernie.'”

723. “Every day, the people I meet inspire me… every day, they make me proud… every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth.”

724. “There was never a need to call the Army in Mumbai. I am proud of the administration which rose to the challenge and set up jumbo field hospitals for treatment of coronavirus patients in the city.”

725. “I love this country very much, and I'm proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people.”

726. “I think I'm most proud of the fact that I was able to overcome the insecurities that were going to keep me from living my dream, which was just learning to turn off those little voices in your head that tell you you're not capable of doing something.”

727. “In Europe they call geeks 'smart people,' and frankly I think we live in a culture that doesn't value intelligence enough; so I am very proud in saying that I am a geek.”

728. “We need to go everywhere. There is not one county in this state, I don't care how far west you go, that doesn't have Democrats. We have to be proud of who we are.”

729. “I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they were richer than most.”

730. “I didn't have anything to do with being born to my mother and father. But I had a lot to do with Kristin Shepard's notoriety. I'm proud of the work I did on Dallas.”

731. “I made my way on to a grey list, a black list even. That's something I'm very proud of, actually.”

732. “Australia has embraced migrants from all different races, making us one of the most multiracial nations on earth. Most have assimilated and are proud to call themselves Australians, accepting our culture, beliefs and laws. I welcome them from the bottom of my heart. As they integrate and assimilate, the disruption caused by diversity diminishes.”

733. “Donald Trump is proud of the fact that he's never written an e-mail.”

734. “I deeply believe that if the Australian Labor Party, a party of which I have been a proud member for more than 30 years, is to have the best future for our nation, then it must change fundamentally its culture and to end the power of faceless men. Australia must be governed by the people, not by the factions.”

735. “I'm really proud of 'Cars.' 'Cars,' when it first came out, got probably the most mediocre reviews of a Pixar film.”

736. “When I look in my father's eyes, man, I know that I made him proud. As a son, with a father that loves him and believes in him so much, that's the world. It really is.”

737. “People say, 'You should let your hair out; you shouldn't be oppressed - you're not in Malaysia anymore. You should show your curves and be proud of it.' But I am proud - it's my choice to cover up my body. I'm not oppressed - I'm free.”

738. “I am proud to be called the Queen of Mean, and I never mince my words - especially when it comes to fat people.”

739. “Ah, Scotland. I am three-parts Scottish and terribly proud of it, although maybe we should divide it into eighths, because my two-eighths are Danish and English, the Lumley part. But the bulk of the rest of me is Scottish - and Scottish ministers especially.”

740. “I'm still a proud Irishman, of course, but I've become an American citizen. I'm very, very proud of that.”

741. “I think if you run away from who you are, that you're a Democrat and you're proud to be a Democrat, it's foolish. And the reason it's foolish is you've got a lot to be proud of.”

742. “I've sat in sushi bars, really fine ones, and I know how hard this guy worked, how proud he is. I know you don't need sauce. I know he doesn't even want you to pour sauce. And I've seen customers come in and do that, and I've seen him, as stoic as he tries to remain, I've seen him die a little inside.”

743. “I've been nothing several times. But it's my faith in myself and in my father that comes back to me and makes me get back up off my butt and be something worth being proud of.”

744. “I am very proud of my goal record for England.”

745. “If you practice an art, be proud of it and make it proud of you It may break your heart, but it will fill your heart before it breaks it; it will make you a person in your own right.”

746. “Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for.”

747. “The truly proud man knows neither superiors or inferiors. The first he does not admit of - the last he does not concern himself about.”

748. “An adventure may be worn as a muddy spot or it may be worn as a proud insignia. It is the woman wearing it who makes it the one thing or the other.”

749. “Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies.”

750. “I touched Roger's bat and held it to my heart. My bat will lie next to his. I'm damn proud of that.”

751. “I don't know if Wimbledon's seen anything like it. I don't know if they will again. But it was just - it was electric. The Aussie crowd, I'm really proud of them, the way they conducted themselves. You know they're great losers, as well.”

752. “I almost forgot what it's like to be proud of my government.”

753. “Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen.”

754. “Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always proud of himself as the source of it.”

755. “Likely as not, the child you can do the least with will do the most to make you proud.”

756. “I am guilty of asking the Senate for pork and proud of the Senate for giving it to me.”

757. “Whether we are poor among the poorest, or less poor among the wealthier, let us stand proud and noteworthy, united and strong, comforted by our belonging to the Community of the Free Nations of our Planet.”

758. “I am very proud of the quality of public education in Nebraska, but I believe we have an obligation to continually assess whether our system is meeting 21st Century education needs.”

759. “When I finished school, I took my entire life savings - $5,000 - and invested it in a business. I was young. I was inexperienced. But I was an entrepreneur, and I was proud. And in six weeks, I was broke.”

760. “I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours.”

761. “I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.”

762. “As a Republican, I voted with President Clinton consistently in our efforts to bail out our European friends in Kosovo to stop genocide. I am proud of those votes. I am proud of President Clinton for that.”

763. “The true measure of a career is to be able to be content, even proud, that you succeeded through your own endeavors without leaving a trail of casualties in your wake.”

764. “Men pass in front of our eyes like butterflies, creatures of a brief season. We love them; they are brave, proud, beautiful, clever; and they die almost at once. They die so soon that our hearts are continually racked with pain.”

765. “One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open.”

766. “I'm proud of Lord of the Rings. I think it's a once in a lifetime role, and a once in a lifetime film. It was made with so much care and passion and meticulous detail and everybody was so behind it.”

767. “I'm proud of the fact that I made my way in life very rigorously. I was a bit too stubborn when it came to certain things, which was unnecessary, like getting independent from and leaving Germany.”

768. “Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations.”

769. “I know that I am my worst critic. I know that if I can walk away from the set at the end of the day and feel that I did the best job I could and feel proud, that's what will satisfy me.”

770. “We should be proud of liberating the 26 million people in Iraq and should remember that this is why it is important to stick it out to it's successful conclusion.”

771. “Did you know that the state is the proud owner of a condo complex in Conway? This budget adds a real estate manager position to assess what we own, and sell those properties that we don't need and shouldn't own.”

772. “I am proud of the President's leadership. I am proud to support him in saying: Yes, we are going to do what is necessary now when it is less painful and less expensive.”

773. “Texas has long been known as the nation's largest energy producer, but we are equally proud of our distinction as the nation's leading energy innovator.”

774. “We can never fully repay the debt of our proud nation to those who have laid down their lives for our country. The best we can do is honor their memory, ensure that their sacrifice is not in vain, and help provide for their families.”

775. “I want to say this about my state. When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years either.”

776. “I didn't think any amount of money was worth something that would take away what you believed in or what you stood for. I didn't want to do something my parents and daughter couldn't be proud of.”

777. “Ah, who can tell how hard it is to climb the steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar?”

778. “I am most proud of my integrity and least proud of my cynicism.”

779. “I'm proud, I've been working with this kind of self-sacrificing people like you.”

780. “After my mother died, I found, a little book of hers which recorded everything I had ever done, how I had done it, and how proud she was of her son Conrad.”

781. “It is my greatest joy to live a really good part, even though it imposes great strain. An artist is tired but proud when he has created a great work of art. So it is with the actor who really lives a great role and is proud of the part he played.”

782. “I am a proud participant of the Spencer Tracy School of Acting: Know your lines, don't bump into the furniture.”

783. “I'm proud of my Irish heritage and culture and this show will feature a lot of Irish dancing.”

784. “I type even faster than I talk. I'm very proud of that. I type so fast. And I have to because the characters are living in real time and I've got to keep up with them. It's a miracle they even give me a royalty.”

785. “I love the medium and I love individual comics, but the business is nothing I would be proud of.”

786. “Britain can be proud of its response to the tsunami appeal.”

787. “Environmentalists are a socialist group of individuals that are the tool of the Democrat Party. I'm proud to say that they are my enemy. They are not Americans, never have been Americans, never will be Americans.”

788. “I take my vote as a salute to the little guy, the one who doesn't hit 500 home runs. I was one of the guys that did all they could to win. I'm proud of my stats, but I don't think I ever got on for.”

789. “I owe very, very much to Mozart; and if one studies, for instance, the way in which I write for string quartet, then one cannot deny that I have learned this directly from Mozart. And I am proud of it!”

790. “I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud of who you are. Now that I'm trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don't have anything to be shy about.”

791. “Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the Assyrians, the Egyptians and the Greeks… Only their art, whenever it was beautiful, stands proud and exalted, rising above all time.”

792. “I am very proud of The Saints and I'm very glad that I've been associated with them all these years, but the next record is the best record… has to be the philosophy for any band that remains even halfway decent or vibrant, and that is kind of where my head's at.”

793. “Songs like Reach and S Club Party are pop classics. I'm really proud that I had a part in them.”

794. “To look back and know that I have had a pivotal role in the development of comics is something I'm very proud of, although it's not something I think about unless someone brings it up.”

795. “Nowadays, people always say, how come he's doing such young shows? But they never mention The Mod Squad. I was very proud of that show. It's the first time an African-American guy kissed a white girl.”

796. “One can't deny what has happened to us in the past. The secret is to enjoy and be proud of the music we've created and the people with whom we have been linked. It's all a long chain of involvement in the world, and we are proud to be yet another link in this chain.”

797. “I worked very hard on me and David's record and I'm extremely proud of the record, as most people are who were involved with it. And, it's been wonderfully received by people who like our kind of music, they think it's something special, and so do I.”

798. “I get a lot of action scripts. I get low-budget vehicles that will end up right on the video shelf. I want to do movies that I want to talk about, that I'm proud of, but I also want to make a living.”

799. “I knew your father before you did, and I don't think he'd be too proud of what you're doing right now.”

800. “Britain leads the way in fund raising. I am so proud of Britain.”

801. “I'll say it loud and say it proud. I'm completely insane.”

802. “I dropped out of school in the 11th grade because there was no purpose in it for me. I'm not proud of this, and I'm not trying to promote it.”

803. “If you have your wife, and you are proud of something she's done, wouldn't you go and support her in something? That is what I was trying to do.”

804. “Many mathematicians derive part of their self-esteem by feeling themselves the proud heirs of a long tradition of rational thinking; I am afraid they idealize their cultural ancestors.”

805. “I always say that I am very proud of the work that I did with the Rolling Stones and that I am also proud of what I have done with the Rhythm Kings.”

806. “There are things that I am very proud of and there are things that you are not so proud of. But I think that applies to any musician.”

807. “So, you know, I think that Democrats are being more successful in Congress and I'm really going to be proud of the role I will play tomorrow as ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee when this bill passes.”

808. “I want to feel good, I want to feel proud, I want to feel that I give someone enough and that I get enough.”

809. “Latinos are here to stay. As citizen Raquel, I'm proud to be Latina.”

810. “I've done it all. I'm thankful and proud of what I've accomplished in my life. I hope to keep doing it.”

811. “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.”

812. “I'd never try to be that distinctive from the Bee Gees' sound. I'm very proud of being a Bee Gee and am always aware that I'll be identified as a Bee Gee.”

813. “I'm cheap, and I'm proud of it!”

814. “I think the biggest thing for me is being able to adjust to the way the game has changed. It's basically a 180-degree turn from the style I like to play. That's what I think I'm most proud of, being able to fit into this style of game and still be fairly successful.”

815. “To me not one thing is better than anything else, I'm completely proud of everything I've written and recorded.”

816. “I'm very proud of it as a Yes record amongst many of the other Yes records.”

817. “My nature is to be linear, and when I'm not, I feel really proud of myself.”

818. “I would like to be proud of having written some poems that will be remembered, but I will never know whether I will have any reason to be proud of that.”

819. “I'm not so proud to think that anything is unworthy, and I don't think I was that way 10 years ago.”

820. “As we take stock of this century of achievement, Ulster Unionists have every reason to feel proud.”

821. “I am very proud of what we have built in Spain, because it is not a traditional Formula 1 country. I think we have found passionate fans, and built up a strong culture for the sport - and things are improving every day, with more and more people getting interested.”

822. “I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it.”

823. “The one major disappointment I have is that I didn't get a hundred against India in India. I got lots of runs against India in England including a double hundred I am very proud of.”

824. “People ask me if I ever see my father and I say yes, because he puts in the effort. He calls all the time to tell us he's proud of us.”

825. “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.”

826. “I don't even own a television. I'm proud of that.”

827. “Something about Texas I'm not proud of is that our state murdered 37 people last year alone.”

828. “I'm proud of my kids, they are doing what they want to do.”

829. “The fact is, my parents loved me, and I wanted to be worthy of their love. I wanted to make them proud.”

830. “I am proud of my work for my country.”

831. “I'm really proud of Blair Witch Project as a film, but as far as the cultural phenomenon of it - that was just weird luck.”

832. “The conservative movement today is like that tall ship with its proud captain: strong, accomplished but veering off course into the dangerous and uncharted waters of big government republicanism.”

833. “Descendants of New England pioneers are proud of their ancestry and glad to proclaim the fact that so far as the United States are concerned, New England is in deed the cradle of religious liberty.”

834. “I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life.”

835. “I have sung in hobo jungles, and I have sung for the Rockefellers, and I am proud that I have never refused to sing for anybody.”

836. “We stand with the people of Taiwan and their democratic ways, and I am proud to be a part of reaffirming the unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act by the United States Congress.”

837. “We will work with industrial or Dept. Of Defence sponsorship as long as we keep our principals of openness firm we're proud to work with the military, and they respect that in turn.”

838. “To have my fan club. I am very proud of doing everything. I try to support my parents, friends and fans. I am also proud of my performing in the visual arts, and motion television.”

839. “If you have to pay the bills, and you write something you're not proud of, use a pen-name for that.”

840. “There's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something about each of my books that I cringe over.”

841. “Of course, the whole Andy Kaufman angle was classic. I'm real proud of that. I mean that is something people are still talking about 20 years later, making movies about and that sort of thing. I mean not a day goes by that someone doesn't mention Andy Kaufman to me.”

842. “In the best days of our republic Americans were fiercely proud of the fact that rich and poor met on such equal terms in so many ways, and without the slightest trace of hostility.”

843. “The people of Chicago are a proud people - and for good reason.”

844. “My heritage is English, so I'm proud to be back here.”

845. “I would like to look back on my career and be proud of what I've done.”

846. “We can seize this time and do it our way and in the process be proud of ourselves and prosper as well.”

847. “I have felt terribly from the beginning when I saw the problems and recognized that they would be ongoing. We were hired to put back the contours of the greens as closely as possible to George Thomas's designs and were real proud of what we did. It's a sad situation now.”

848. “In 1977, at least, he wished to have people believe that he shared and was proud of an attitude toward women that is not acceptable in a politician. In 2003, all he has said is that he doesn't remember the interview.”

849. “Um, and I'm also very proud of my work on George of the Jungle 2.”

850. “I am proud that we worked so hard to improve seniors' lives.”

851. “I'm really proud of Gunsmoke. We put on a good show every week - one that families could all watch together without offending anyone.”

852. “Thus, only in a hopeful and confident temper, in a proud and constructive spirit, will we rescue the present and safeguard the future of our beloved country.”

853. “I am both proud and honored to be on the Board of Directors for the Texas Ballet Theater.”

854. “I have been a part of this development, so I am very proud of it.”

855. “Obviously the first roles that you're proud of are the ones that everybody else liked too.”

856. “I would say probably Pirates of Silicon Valley just because I'm proud of the work, playing Gates.”

857. “And I'm very proud of the 50,000 poll workers and election officials who delivered a free and fair election.”

858. “You never know how things will last, if they will last, and how people will use them in the future. It was a fun movie for young people at the time in the 80s; but it struck a cord with people and it has lasted so I'm very proud of being a part of that.”

859. “This is a very big victory for Michael and we are all very proud that he has been completely and totally vindicated in court, as we were certain he would be.”

860. “It makes me proud, and it makes me scared. More than anything, I want to be an actor and I want to keep working, and I think there's a danger in being perceived as a poster boy for something.”

861. “I am very proud to come back, to speak on the disinterested effort we have made and I believe that, with all due respect, that the decisions we made, when we turned our final report over to President Johnson, will stand in history.”

862. “Wisconsin is very proud of the career and technical college system that we have back home.”

863. “We can all be proud of our men and women in the military who are following their orders, carrying out their missions and sacrificing so much to give the Iraqi people a chance for a more peaceful and prosperous future.”

864. “I'm proud to report that in 2004 alone, we approved 3,600 new units of housing - our best year ever!”

865. “Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.”

866. “I'm very proud of my heritage.”

867. “To be on television and have my nieces and nephews see me, and seeing them wear my shirt to the games and be proud, it's so sweet. Sometimes it feels like it's just a dream.”

868. “I was lucky to have my wife as the art director, and it turned out to be quite something - a great success. I'm very proud of it.”

869. “I feel very proud that we have managed to stay together. In these forty years we have made forty-six films. Each one has brought a certain name and contribution to cinema.”

870. “The Beginning of Survival is my best album. I am very proud of it, and I am surprised at it, too. I thought some of Travelogue was a little heavy, but I don't think this is heavy.”

871. “I'm always the last person they go to with a sequel, because I'm the most skeptical. You know, I'm very proud of what we've done, and I don't want to screw up our series.”

872. “I'm very proud this show has been accepted for this length of time.”

873. “All in all, Kirk's character is something I am very proud of.”

874. “The month of January, we were number one. Now, this is something we're proud of, because we recognize we're up against a formidable operation there at CNN.”

875. “I have to be careful not to be too proud in life, because there is always room for improvement.”

876. “This will be the fourth time I've seen this film. I'm very proud of it and I think it's a great movie for women of any age. And almost every single man I've talked to has admitted to crying.”

877. “I'm a dedicated Republican and a proud party man.”

878. “I'm very proud of what we've done with the State University and the City University. They're totally different institutions than they were when I took office.”

879. “'m really proud of it. To me, it's a movie about character behavior and the pecking order of the pack, as well as the central character's massive survival guilt.”

880. “Being happy is very important. We won our second championship last season and we have our entire team coming back to try and defend our title again. I'm very proud of that.”

881. “But since we've been fighting for first or second place, it's grabbed the media's attention. I enjoy racing them. They are a good team and when you beat them it's something to be proud of.”

882. “I have a beautiful son, I don't regret it, I'm very proud of the way that we handle our relationship and the way that we keep our son first and that's our priority.”

883. “And one thing I can be proud of is we have a 'Come and Try Fishing' day every year. And there's 20 venues throughout the state, and see, these thousands of kids who've never been fishing come along.”

884. “I am very proud of this work because it is more about the meaning of the Easter Rising and its relationship to what this whole century has been about, people liberating themselves, freeing themselves.”

885. “Europeans say they are proud of their social fabric, of strong rights for workers and the weak in society.”

886. “I would say that one of the things that we are proud of is that we are attracting very interesting guest stars. One is Tyne Daly, who has done a wonderful job.”

887. “I'm proud of being Hispanic.”

888. “And I'm proud of what I do as a professional, too.”

889. “I am miserable when I'm in a movie I'm not proud of and a movie that I don't want to do.”

890. “All Moroccans are justifiably proud of the development of democratic institutions in Morocco.”

891. “I don't think I'm proud of anything in acting.”

892. “This is just the United States. All the rest of the countries, all over the world, are proud of Michael. It's here we have the most trouble out of them.”

893. “I've worked with Steven Spielberg three times. I'm proud to say that I'm one of those actors that continues to get hired by the same directors.”

894. “There is nothing wrong with the name White Settlement, and the majority here is proud of the name.”

895. “I am very proud of being the one to have coined the word.”

896. “I'm really not an avowed heterosexual. I'm no more proud of it than of being white or tall.”

897. “I am proud to be an actor.”

898. “The kids like to get pictures of me for their parents. They know how proud I am of them-they have a lot more to worry about than my stardom. They are trying to make good choices for their own lives, but this gives them a little fun. They are part of my family.”

899. “This role is more visible, and I grew up without a lot of that sort of modeling so I'm relieved and proud to have done this film.”

900. “I'm a very proud actor.”

901. “As a proud Catholic, I know the impact that faith-based education can have in our society and have witnessed it first hand in my district.”

902. “As the proud father of two teens and past Chairman to the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, I am committed to educating parents and especially young people on ways to live a long, healthy and active life.”

903. “Heart of America is a movie I'm very proud of. The young actors are great and the story has impact.”

904. “But Basquiat is the first thing I've done that I'm really proud of.”

905. “I am proud of Kirk. I think he drums to his own drummer in every way.”

906. “When I came off the boat I was very proud of the thick calluses which had developed on my feet. But now, I am struggling to get into my favourite high heels which is a shame, as I have so many.”

907. “Going out hanging out with the troops, and you know it's kind of all summed up in the TV show, I don't what else I can say about it. It's a great thing to do, something I'm definitely proud of.”

908. “I didn't come from a trailer park. I grew up middle class and my dad had money and my mom made my lunch. I got a car when I was sixteen. I'm proud of that.”

909. “I think what I've learned out of this lifetime is you should be proud of where you come from.”

910. “That's why I'm very proud of being American. I'm proud to pay taxes. I pay a lot of taxes, but it sure beats the alternative.”

911. “It slaps your dignity just right. I loved the idea of these proud, dignified black men, and I saw the older ones wounded, and it wounded me ten times as much because I couldn't stand seeing them hurt like this.”

912. “Idolizing is a strong word, though. I'm happy that people respond well to the work I'm doing now. If anyone admires what I'm doing in any way, then I'm really proud of it.”

913. “It was difficult being a teacher and out of the closet in the '50s. By the time I retired, the English department was proud of having a gay poet of a certain minor fame. It was a very satisfactory change!”

914. “And I remember how proud I was to put on my training jersey and go out on the field. Making it back to that environment was for me my greatest moment, because somebody had told me I couldn't do it and I never gave up on myself, the game and my teammates.”

915. “I never regarded my pictures as very much to be proud of, except in this, the craft, the style.”

916. “Intellectualism came very late to America. That's why Americans are so proud of it. I found very few real intellectuals in America. But there are so many pseudo-intellectuals.”

917. “I'm proud of what I achieved there, but a life built on memories is not much of a life.”

918. “I am very proud of the fact that many workers in my Gau, numerous former Communists and Social Democrats were won over by us and became local group leaders and Party functionaries.”

919. “I don't know that all the demons have been beaten, but I'm very, very proud of those songs.”

920. “As a theoretical physicist, I feel at once proud and humble at the thought of the illustrious figures that have preceded me here to receive the greatest of all honors in science, the Nobel prize.”

921. “I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.”

922. “I remember when first, Stripes, and then Animal House came out - which I was really proud of, even though it was kind of loose and quite raucous - there were imitative movies that were not quite as good.”

923. “Using the power you derive from the discovery of the truth about racism in South Africa, you will help us to remake our part of the world into a corner of the globe on which all - of which all of humanity can be proud.”

924. “Proving I'm a good mother is the one achievement I'm most proud of. It's brought out the best in me.”

925. “Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living.”

926. “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.”

927. “I should be proud to have my memory graced, but only if the monument be placed… here, where I endured three hundred hours in line before the implacable iron bars.”

928. “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.”

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

930. “I am proud of what I have got and I need an audience.”

931. “I've made a connection with the television audience by being a proud Latino man. I am passionate for what I do, courageous in the face of peril, honest and straightforward.”

932. “I have lived in Cornwall from the age of 4, so I have always been aware of the artistic heritage that the county has. I feel very proud to be able to connect to this.”

933. “I wouldn't say anything I ever did in film would be something I'd use the word proud about. I've done better work in the theater.”

934. “I should like to say that I am as proud of my Chinese heritage and background as I am devoted to modern science, a part of human civilization of Western origin, to which I have dedicated and I shall continue to dedicate my work.”

935. “I'm fiercely proud to be Scottish.”

936. “But some people will say you just did these programs. Well, yes, the programs are important and I'm proud of the programs, but mostly I'm proud of the way the San Francisco Symphony plays these programs.”

937. “Tiffany is very proud to have the last name and she's proud of her dad.”

938. “I am very proud to be British. I'm very conscious of carrying my country with me wherever I go. I feel I need to represent it well.”

939. “The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers.”

940. “I am very proud to follow the rules of our company.”

941. “Canadians are very proud of me, of my career.”

942. “As for my country, I don't live there, but obviously I'm very proud to be Canadian.”

943. “I'm a grandmother, and a mighty proud one.”

944. “I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.”

945. “I've always been a proud man.”

946. “In the final analysis, the incident is seen as originating from an emotional expression of the frustration and anger of the proud people of China who had been subject to ever increasing oppression from without and decadent corruption from within.”

947. “I was proud to call Dr Rupert a friend. He was always a wonderful source of support and kindness.”

948. “What I am most proud of is the legacy of hope that FIFA and football leaves around the world. It makes all of the efforts and energy I pour into this job worth it.”

949. “When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of.”

950. “I'm really proud to have been in The Craft. I will always be that chick from The Craft, no matter what I do.”

951. “This week I was proud to join with my colleagues to help pass two important, common-sense pieces of legislation that will limit the frivolous lawsuits by trial attorneys and personal injury lawyers that clog our courts and hurt our small businesses.”

952. “I think when I have kids and grandchildren I will be very proud to have them watch this movie.”

953. “I had done Shrek as a Canadian and I'm very proud to be Canadian, but I knew I could give more to it.”

954. “I feel good about the work I do on Survivor and am proud of my contribution.”

955. “Well, I'm proud to say American Pie was the kind of crazy, gross-out film that guys thought was the greatest.”

956. “I know that I'm getting the real deal with my mom. I know that she's telling it like it is. She's proud of me when I've earned it and she's disappointed in me when I've earn that. She's really my spectrum on where I am as a person.”

957. “But as much as I am personally proud for winning five championships, I'm equally proud just being part of a women's division that has gotten so much better with all these great athletes here.”

958. “I'm still proud of what I've done, even if it hasn't been the biggest song on the radio or hasn't gone to number one.”

959. “As the first Member of Congress from western Washington to serve on the House Agriculture Committee in over 50 years, I am proud to represent the needs of our agriculture community.”

960. “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.”

961. “I gained 60 pounds, and I'm proud of it. Why do I need to watch my weight when I'm pregnant? I could eat whatever the hell I want to eat.”

962. “Bunny boiler is now part of our language, and I'm proud of that.”

963. “However I dress it up, I was a spy and I am not proud of it.”

964. “The thing I'm the most proud of in my personal life is that my daughter actually thinks that I'm fabulous.”

965. “Based on history the expectations are simply the highest, it kind of could become a burden for you or it could be something that you are really proud of, you know so I take the second one.”

966. “I am proud to be an American, and proud that such beliefs are at the core of our country and its citizens.”

967. “I'm very proud to be Canadian, but I would move to New York in a heartbeat.”

968. “Our Founding Fathers would be proud of all that America has achieved, and will continue to achieve, in the coming years.”

969. “The '54 World Cup was the first time the people got the recognition back after the second World War and felt like they are proud of something you know it brought people back together and you know now we can keep our heads up again.”

970. “I am so proud of Michigan's citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is truly heartwarming to see the compassion shown for those in need.”

971. “I think I'm most proud of my family right now. I'm more into that then I've ever been. It also gives a new area to draw from in creativity with my songs.”

972. “We're all proud of the communities that we've built and are a part of, but we shouldn't accept lost time and unnecessary stress when traveling in them.”

973. “A lot of musicians aren't proud; they'll do other work, just to be able to play music. I guess that's the way it's always going to be - musicians will have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet.”

974. “When you won that title you should know now that you are representing a whole country or nation with your actions and you are now in a glass house or under a microscope and you better be ready to make your people proud.”

975. “So I think that I can say, as the President of Poland, we're proud that I am coming from Poland, which is different and what's more important, much better than before.”

976. “If there's a Disney animated feature based in Hawaii, I knew I had to be part of it. I'm very proud to be from Hawaii. There was no question the role was mine.”

977. “I feel very proud of the work from the '80s because it is very bright and colorful.”

978. “It's my job to really commit myself to the material and the project and be proud of what I've done, and I am in most cases.”

979. “Some of those STINKIN' press people just had to make fun of my decision in joining the show. They also made fun of other choices in my life that I was proud of then and still am now!!!”

980. “Alison Lohman is an amazing actress. I was so proud to work with her.”

981. “I guess the majority of people who want to ban certain musicians are the ones who are so proud of everything America stands for.”

982. “I've been in fights, but that doesn't make me cool or like a tough guy or more interesting actor, I'm not proud of it.”

983. “You know, I don't play the race card a lot. I'm half-black, half-white, and I'm proud of - my skin is brown. The world sees me as a black man, but my mother didn't raise me as a black man. She didn't raise me as a white guy.”

984. “Yes, and when I had Aaron, he left me, and I didn't know how to raise a child. And I wasn't close to my parents, and because I was too proud to go to my parents for help, I mistreated that little baby. I didn't want a baby.”

985. “We should be proud that our Prophet came into the world with the message of Islam to change it for the better, and not for the worse, or to keep things as they are.”

986. “Our Prophet was a radical too- he fought against the injustices of his community and challenged the feudal order of his society, so they called him a radical. So what? We should be proud of that!”

987. “My daughter is one of the associate producers on two shows for Disney. I am really proud of her.”

988. “But I think the thing I'm proud of about the film is that there aren't many films - either independent films or mainstream Hollywood films - that are like this; it's of its own times, and it's the film Mike Nichols wanted to make.”

989. “I am going to work with Tom Daschle. And I'll work with the Republican leaders and the president to try and come up with something that we can all be proud of.”

990. “I am proud to be Chinese, and I do not tolerate any traitor.”

991. “I have done some things that I'm very proud of. I don't think you can say any more than that, really.”

992. “As southeast Texas's only Member of the House Transportation Committee, I'm especially proud of being able to help bring hundreds of millions of dollars to the region to create jobs and improve the area infrastructure.”

993. “We are fortunate to live an area that is blessed with outstanding schools and educators. We are proud of the quality of education that they provide to local students.”

994. “I am proud to represent these men and women who empower people in developing nations and promote the Peace Corps mission of peace and friendship. These volunteers are making major strides to improve the lives of people and communities around the world.”

995. “Fortunately, both television adaptations and the film I've been involved with are pieces of work that I'm proud of, so I'm very happy for people to focus on them.”

996. “You never know in a movie if it's going to be a sequel, but right now I'm proud of what we produced.”

997. “There are a great many colored people who are ashamed of the cake-walk, but I think they ought to be proud of it.”

998. “My principal job is to make interesting and entertaining films, and I'm not proud of which format or which particular technique I use. I just wanted the film to look good.”

999. “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.”

1000. “When Ted Williams was here, inducted into the Hall of Fame 37 years ago, he said he must have earned it, because he didn't win it because of his friendship with the writers. I guess in that way, I'm proud to be in this company that way.”