Proud Quotes

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

~ Henry Ward Beecher

I'm proud - or really more thankful than anything - for all the work that I've gotten.

~ Annie Ilonzeh

Many times I sit back and say, 'I can't believe that this is my life!' Other times, I feel self-satisfied. I mean, there's a lot to be proud and thankful for but, nonetheless, it's just a life!

~ Lily Tomlin

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.

~ Jerry Reed

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

~ Ralph Stanley

I'm black because I was born this way. I'm proud of it. Thank God I am who I am.

~ Darius Rucker

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

~ William Cowper

I can govern by bringing people together. And also, I've been tested in a way no one else has. I was governor on September 11th, and I'm proud of my leadership in bringing New York through that time. And when I left, we were stronger, we were safer, and we were more united than at any time in my lifetime.

~ George Pataki

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.

~ Kay Bailey Hutchison

The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.

~ Carly Fiorina

Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.

~ Nathan Lane

We will make America strong again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. And we will make America great again.

~ Donald Trump

Ch'in Shih-huang is the first emperor of China. He united seven separate kingdoms into a single nation. He built the Great Wall and was buried with the terra-cotta soldiers. The Chinese have mixed feelings about him. They're proud of the nation he created, but he was a maniacal tyrant.

~ Gene Luen Yang

These are important reforms. Infrastructure, education, health, hospitals, closing the gap with indigenous Australians. Also the Apology to the first Australians. As Prime Minister of the country I am proud of each and every one of these achievements.

~ Kevin Rudd

I am proud to join the many state legislators, governors, businessmen and hard-working Americans who have worked to build support and momentum for the idea of the Health Care Compact, and I am proud to introduce the common-sense bill for this sensible solution.

~ James Lankford

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.

~ Robert Baden-Powell

I was always really proud of the fact that I had a very positive influence as a role model.

~ David Cassidy

I'm always praying for a part that would be something that I could be really proud of, in which I could use the gifts God gave me in a positive way.

~ Siobhan Fallon Hogan

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.

~ Kat Graham

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.

~ Trisha Yearwood

I've raced on all seven continents at least twice. I've probably run thousands of races. But the single race that I'm most proud is a 10K. Yes, a 10K. I ran it with my daughter on her 10th birthday.

~ Dean Karnazes

I want to do movies that I'm proud of where my kids, at some point, can see and I can feel comfortable sitting there watching it with them. And just that move people. That make people feel a little bit better about themselves when they leave the theatre.

~ Kevin James

It's a funny thing: You want so badly for people to see what you do - you're proud of it - and I like the effect that movies have on people. But the attention can also make me uncomfortable.

~ Kristen Stewart

I hate movies that tell people what to think. I'm proud that Democrats thought 'Thank You For Smoking' was their film and Republicans thought it was theirs. I'm proud that pro-choice people thought 'Juno' was their film and pro-life people thought it was theirs.

~ Jason Reitman

'The Lunchbox' is the kind of cinema that is true to its word and not cluttered or corrupted by some of the mainstream pre-requisites. I love the way I make movies, but there are certain stories that need to be told in a certain way, and 'The Lunchbox' is that movie, and I'm so proud to present this movie.

~ Karan Johar

I'd like to make really important movies, like American Beauty. I was really proud to be a part of that movie.

~ Allison Janney

Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith.

~ Garth Brooks

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

~ Zaha Hadid

What I've learned from different designers is that it's key to be true to who you are and your vision. That's always been my line of thinking. Working through the whole design process, I don't want to create something I wouldn't be proud to wear.

~ Kellan Lutz

I am very proud to have kept my commitment to introduce the married couples' tax allowance. I think it will prove very popular. I think it's absolutely right that we recognise marriage in the tax system properly, and I would like to see that expanded.

~ David Cameron

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.

~ Bob Newhart

For Mr. Elway to take me in the second round and show that trust that he has in me and the upside he thinks I have, I want to go out and there and prove him right. I want to be able to have him look back 10 years from now, 15 years from now, and have him be very proud about that selection and let him know that he did make the right selection.

~ Brock Osweiler

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

~ Narendra Modi

No matter how irrelevant social class now is, even the most eager egalitarian must be quietly proud that the posh English rose is still an industry standard for peerlessly sophisticated beauty.

~ Kate Reardon

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.

~ George Lucas

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.

~ Baruch Spinoza

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

~ Samuel Pepys

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.

~ Linda Ronstadt

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.

~ Eddie Murray