Pride is the switch that turns off priesthood power. Humility is a switch that turns it on . . . . Some… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
“It contained a sad, but too common story of the hard-heartedness of the wealthy, and the misery endured by the children of… — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
For too many years, politicians in Washington have been eager to pledge more hard-earned taxpayer dollars to help deal with the student… — John Kline Copy Share Image
Young men, I beseech you earnestly, beware of pride. Two things are said to be very rare sights in the world- one… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Mary-Lynnette: "You have not read 'Pride and Prejudice'." Ash: "Why not?" Mary-Lynnette: "Because Jane Austen was a human." Ash: "How do you… — L. J. Smith Copy Share Image
It is reported of the peacock that priding himself in his gay feathers he ruffles them up; but spying his black feet… — Anne Bradstreet Copy Share Image
“How easily such a thing can become a mania, how the most normal and sensible of women once this passion to be… — Kathryn Hurn Copy Share Image
So pride is a time for us to say we're here, we're visible, we're strong, we're able to organise and we're able… — Alaska Copy Share Image
I know this was the soil on which I was born: but I have nothing to glorify this as my country. I… — Augustus Washington Copy Share Image
“manhood into smithereens. My ego was bruised. Battered. Mutilated beyond recognition. My pride was hurt. Crushed. Decimated beyond recovery. But by nothing… — Annie Arcane Copy Share Image
But some characters in books are really real--Jane Austen's are; and I know those five Bennets at the opening of Pride and… — Dodie Smith Copy Share Image
I have found so much joy and so much pride in contributing and being a team member, and then stepping back and… — Sara Bareilles Copy Share Image
“Male pride is not really about pride. It's about fear - the fear of being seen as feminine. And that's why "girl… — Julia Serano Copy Share Image
Of lunacy, Innumerous were the causes; humbled pride, Ambition disappointed, riches lost, And bodily disease, and sorrow, oft By man inflicted on… — Robert Pollok Copy Share Image
There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me damn it! I look the way I… — Stacey Charter Copy Share Image
Push yourself. Don’t settle. Wear those stripy legs with pride. And if you insist on settling down with some ridiculous bloke, make… — Jojo Moyes Copy Share Image
When the BSP comes to power, modern hospitals and community centers will be constructed especially in the name of Parshuram - considered… — Mayawati Copy Share Image
There was a stage in my career when I started to have problems with the vanity aspect of the subject. I got… — Juergen Teller Copy Share Image
Whatever may be the general endeavor of a community to render its members equal and alike, the personal pride of individuals will… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Many of us have a tendency to forget the Gracious Hand which has preserved our nation, enriched it, strengthened it. Many of… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Rafa being 6-1 against Roger is not a source of pride for me. I'm happy that Rafa won the tournament, but I… — Toni Nadal Copy Share Image
A surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You know when it's love - when you can't explain it. That's when you know it's love, when you got that feeling… — Big Sean Copy Share Image
Had there not been five bad qualities, all the people would have been righteous. Contentment with ignorance; love for worldly life; miserliness… — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
To an eagle or to an owl or to a rabbit, man must seem a masterful and yet a forlorn animal; he… — Beryl Markham Copy Share Image
For those women who do everything they can to make sure they kids are taken care of, for those women who work… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Pride was a date night - the cool thing to do at the time - so people were dressed to the nines,… — Mauro Ranallo Copy Share Image
I am not a 'democrat' only because 'humility' and equality are spiritual principles corrupted by the attempt to mechanize and formalize them,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“We Lannisters do have a certain pride," said Tyrion Lannister. “Pride?” Catelyn snapped. His mocking tone and easy manner made her angry.… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
I enjoyed playing for the national team, the French national team, because I think France gave me a lot and gave my… — Patrick Vieira Copy Share Image
I take pride in the fact that I can walk away from things. My willingness to walk away has protected me, I… — David Berman Copy Share Image
“I have had countless reasons to be proud of you; and certainly one of the greatest was the night of the Conservatory… — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
I've certainly never liked the idea of being put in a box. I loved being part of shows like 'American Idiot' and… — Joshua Henry Copy Share Image
“there were people in the world who, for all their gruff arrogance, can, with scarcely a few notes, easily persuade you they… — André Aciman Copy Share Image
The second that you make a man truly free, he becomes truly good. And it is only that individual who has lost… — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Follow me. Yves held out a hand, expecting me to take it. I had had enough of being pushed about, towed here,… — Joss Stirling Copy Share Image
I am honoured to have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of my esteemed colleague and fellow poet Mr. Dennis Lee,… — Pier Giorgio Di Cicco Copy Share Image
I used to be in my own world and keep to myself all the time, so there may have been a perception… — Shahid Kapoor Copy Share Image
“The self may be royal, but it hungers like a pauper. [...] And it is a king imperilled, a sovereign forever at… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“Pride," observed Mary, who piqued herself upon the solidity of her reflections, "is a very common failing, I believe. By all that… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
![“The self may be royal, but it hungers like a pauper. [...] And it is a king imperilled, a sovereign forever at the mercy of many insurgents, of fear, for example, and anxiety, of isolation and bewilderment, of a strange unspeakable pride and a wild, silent shame. The self is beset by secrets…” quote by Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/salman-rushdie-153_identity_the-self-may-be-royal-but-it-hungers-lik_2134390.jpg)
