The general's staff is a handpicked collection of killers, spies, geniuses, patriots, political operators and outright maniacs. There's a former head of… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
But who can describe the overweening pride of men? Or women mad with passion, reckless in their hearts, soulmates to every kind… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
To the Muslim woman, the hijab provides a sense of empowerment. It is a personal decision to dress modestly according to the… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
I won an award when I was 15 and my mum and dad were very proud and so was I but for… — Kelvin Fletcher Copy Share Image
The machine is impersonal, it takes the pride away from a piece of work, the individual merits and defects that go along… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The key to nature's therapy is feeling like a tiny part of it, not a master over it. There's amazing pride in… — Victoria Coren Mitchell Copy Share Image
I am a sports enthusiast, and if given an opportunity, I want to be a sportsman, even today. I want to promote… — Abhishek Bachchan Copy Share Image
I would love to do anything involving a good strong character, whether it's in film, TV or theatre. My dream role's already… — Roxanne McKee Copy Share Image
There's a hero in all of us that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble and finally allows us to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Their courage is called revolt, their discipline Pharisaism, theirindependence[41.] arbitrariness, and their masterfulness arrogance.[42.] For the tyrannical despiser of humanity, popularity is… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“America is a young dumb country and it needs all kinds of help. America is a dumb puppy with big teeth that… — Abiodun Oyewole Copy Share Image
This arrogance thing... I've had that my whole life. I flip between, 'Oh really? Oh, thank you. Wow. That's amazing' and, 'Yeah!… — James Corden Copy Share Image
If you will not have it thus: if in the pride of power, if in contempt of reason and reliance upon force,… — Jefferson Davis Copy Share Image
I was raised in an Italian catholic family in Baltimore, Maryland. Our faith is very important to us, our patriotism, love of… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
“The pride Kaspar had seen in his father’s eyes, despite the admonishing words about foolish acts, had branded the boy for life.… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
Sports play a very important role in consolidating the national strength, adding lustre to the country's prestige and honour, inspiring people with… — Kim Jong-un Copy Share Image
I'll probably never produce a masterpiece, but so what? I feel I have a Sound aborning, which is my own, and that… — Lester Bangs Copy Share Image
“Accomplishments don’t erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“You can’t fix anything if you won’t even admit something’s wrong.” “It’s tempting to blame ignorance,” said Socrates, “to believe they don’t… — Jamie Sedgwick Copy Share Image
Nothing fans me into such a state of peaceful mental somnambulance as the intellectual antics of a person who displays his learning,… — Corra May Harris Copy Share Image
Above all, I feel a quiet pride that for the rest of my days I can look at myself in the mirror… — Bear Grylls Copy Share Image
“They have extended the arrogance and insularity of the worst kind of academic professionalism beyond the academy. Generally they show no fear… — Raimond Gaita Copy Share Image
I have always been proud of you. From the first moment I've been... proud of you. And it was my pride that… — Shifu Copy Share Image
A person unlearns arrogance when he knows he is always among worthy human beings; being alone fosters presumption. Young people are arrogant… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
I think a lot about the poems I wasn't able to write...I masturbrated...Solitude is essentially a matter of pride; you bury yourself… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
If the denial of death is self-hatred, as it is to deny our freedom and live in fear of death (which is… — Simon Critchley Copy Share Image
The corruption of the good by the belief in their own infallible goodnes is the most bloody dangerous pitfall in the human… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
The Lord does not show Himself to a proud soul. The proud soul, no matter how many books it reads, will never… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
I am young now and can look upon my body and soul with pride. But it will be mangled soon, and later… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
The spirit of the South Atlantic was the spirit of Britain at her best. It has been said that we surprised the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
As Americans, we can take enormous pride in the fact that courage has been inspired by our own struggle for freedom, by… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“And what of pride? If you help him now, yes, you can probably save his life. But at the same time, It… — Ukitake Copy Share Image
Although the patriarchal ego prides itself on being reasonable, the twentieth century has been anything but the Age of Reason. In our… — Marion Woodman Copy Share Image
A finer body of men has never been gathered by any nation than the men who have done the work of building… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Pride takes innumerable forms but has only one end: self-glorification. That’s the motive and ultimate purpose of pride—to rob God of legitimate… — C.J. Mahaney Copy Share Image
They could fall in love with fresh, new people, or they could have the courage and humility to tear off some essential… — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
I thought of Chatterton, the marvellous boy, The sleepless soul that perished in his pride; Of him who walked in glory and… — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
That woman isn't even worth getting jealous about. If you're doing this to push me away, you don't have to. My feelings… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Teaching children the joy of honest labor is one of the greatest of all gifts you can bestow upon them. Let us… — L. Tom Perry Copy Share Image
“Today, it felt like time should be measured by how much of the future she had left, and needed to be counted… — Michael Stein Copy Share Image