Pride Quotes · Page 79

Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.

— Joseph Addison

I've never walked away from any of my positions. I take pride in them.

— Nancy Pelosi

Insensitivity makes arrogance ugly; empathy is what makes humility beautiful.

— Renford Reese

I get why people didn't like me, or don't like me, because I have an arrogance.

— Graeme Souness

“You arrogant, apish, underhonest lewdster! (Maggie)”

— Kinley MacGregor

I know I'm not perfect. But I'm proud of my imperfections. They make me who I am.

— Andrew James

I pride myself in being physically the best that I can be, whether its cardio, strength or quickness.

— Justin Cole

Pride, ill nature, and want of sense, are the three great sources of ill manners.

— Jonathan Swift

Lust, Pride, Sloth, and Gluttony, or, as we call them these days, "getting in touch with your sexuality," "raising your self-esteem," "relaxation…

— P. J. O'Rourke

“Have you ever read a wonderful quote that you want to post on your twitter/facebook/blog/whatever but you feel like it may come…

— Nick Rynerson

There were no guarantees that country music, whose roots were in the South, were ready for Charley Pride.

— Charley Pride

“From arrogance grow many branches from which evils come, so many as may cause the loss of soul and body, honor and…

— Geoffroi De Charny

Arrogance occurs in people who have achieved something and believe that they independently caused their own success with no assistance, support, or…

— Cherie Carter-Scott

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory…

— Anonymous

“Watching other people making friends, everywhere, as a dog makes friends. I mark the manner of these canine courtesies and think, here…

— Edmond Rostand

All your life, other people will try to take your accomplishments away from you. Don't you take it away from yourself.

— Michael Crichton

Winning five titles in a year is amazing, and I'm happy I was part of that, and I'm happy that I was…

— Alphonso Davies

“Arrogance must be measured carefully, much like the alloys we use today. Too little of a certain substance, it will give too…

— S. Cameron Roach

The source of our actions resides in an unconscious propensity to regard ourselves as the center, the cause, and the conclusion of…

— Emile M. Cioran

O vanity, how little is thy force acknowledged or thy operations discerned! How wantonly dost thou deceive mankind under different disguises! Sometimes…

— Henry Fielding

Knowing has two poles, and they are always poles apart: carnal knowing, the laying on of hands, the hanging of the fact…

— William H. Gass

Everest is regarded as one of, if not the most challenging of human conquests. I was passionate about climbing and a great…

— Omar Samra

I never thought I was doing any great work. I never thought I would last. In the beginning, I was terrible. I…

— Tabu

The woman is the man's glory, and she naturally delights in the praises which are assurances that she is fulfilling her function;…

— Coventry Patmore

Indifference and pride look very much alike, and he probably thought I was proud.

— Graham Greene

Arrogance is one of the flaws in the Erudite heart -- I know. It is often in mine.

— Veronica Roth

I've got the ability to control my destiny, and I take pride in that.

— Jordan Burroughs

I'd rather save a home run than hit one. I've always been like that. Defense is what I pride myself on.

— Torii Hunter

Unbelief was the first sin, and pride was the first-born of it.

— Stephen Charnock

“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.”

— Anonymous

Right now I'm the greatest. I don't say this through vanity. It's just that the rest are so bad.

— Salvador Dali

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

— Ellie Simmonds

Man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured.

— William Shakespeare

“Be proud of what you do. But do something worth being proud of.”

— Steve Larson

Service rivalry leads to service pride, which is good for building morale and esprit.

— Anthony Zinni

“The arrogance of the present is that we think we know more than the past.”

— Tom Roston

My pride is all I have, You'll be needing me,but too bad...

— Farah Mustafa

My pride had been starched by a family who assumed unlimited authority in its own affairs.

— Maya Angelou

To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.

— George Soros

I pride myself on being able to take the ball and win ballgames.

— Max Fried