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«I'm proud of paying taxes. The only thing is--I could be just as proud for half the money.»
Author: Arthur Godfrey | Keywords: paying, proud of
«If you practice an art, be proud of it and make it proud of you It may break your heart, but it will fill your heart before it breaks it; it will make you a person in your own right.»
Author: Maxwell Anderson (Playwright) | About: Art, Heart, Pride | Keywords: own right, proud of
«Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.»
«I'm proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill»
«I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.»
«Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.»
«He who does not need to lie is proud of not being a liar.»
«`If I should die', said I to myself, `I have left no immortal work behind me - nothing to make my friends proud of my memory - but I have loved the principle of beauty in all things, and if I had had time I would have made myself remembered.'»
Author: John Keats (Poet) | Keywords: immortal, proud of, remembered
«He didn't come out of my belly, but my God, I've made his bones, because I've attended to every meal, and how he sleeps, and the fact that he swims like a fish because I took him to the ocean. I'm so proud of all those things. But he is my biggest pride.»
«If a rich man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.»
Author: Socrates (Philosopher) | About: Pride, Wealth | Keywords: employs, praised, proud of, rich man