Quotes about pride
96 quotes from 76 people
Kurt Vonnegut1922–2007Hocus Pocus (1990)
Freeman Dyson1923–2020Infinite in All Directions (1988), Ch. 1: In Praise of DiversityPeople accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I’m not arrogant, I’m focused.
Russell Croweborn 1964Los Angeles Times (October 31, 1999)If Singapore is a nanny state, then I am proud to have fostered one.
Lee Kuan Yew1923–2015From Third World to First: The Singapore Story 1965-2000 (2000)
Ramakrishna1836–1886The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (1942), p. 385
Barbra Streisandborn 1942Playboy interview (1977), as quoted in No Glass Slipper: Surviving and Conquering Painful Life Experiences (2006), p. 32Me and Jesus are cool. I’m cool with all the gods. Gods recognize gods.
Conor McGregorborn 1988“UFC 197 press conference” (January 2016), Ultimate Fighting Championship, Zuffa, LLCI am cocky in prediction, I am confident in preparation but I am always humble in victory or defeat.
Conor McGregorborn 1988UFC 178 post-event press conference (September 2014), Ultimate Fighting Championship, Zuffa, LLCMy name is Ozymandias, King of Kings.”
Look on my works ye Mighty, and despair!He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.
Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.
