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“I had it then. Soda fought for fun, Steve for hatred, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity. Why do I fight? I thought, and couldn't think of any real good reason. There isn't any real good reason for fighting except self-defense.”

Thinking Two Real Self Reason Fighting Fun Bits Pride Hatred Defense Conformity Self Defense Soda Two Bit

Book:The Outsiders 50th Anniversary Edition

Source: The Outsiders 50th Anniversary Edition

“Some people serve with pride - because they 'want to' do and be their best; other people serve with disdain because they 'have to' do their job. Which person do you think will end up running the show?”

“For all the best teachers pride themselves on having a large number of pupils and think themselves worthy of a bigger audience.”

Thinking Numbers Audience Learning Teacher Pride Bigger Worthy Pupils Large Numbers Best Teacher All The Best

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Quintilian (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Quintilian (Illustrated)

“I like to pride myself on thinking pretty long term, but not that long term.”

Thinking Long Term Business Pride Long Term

Author:Mark Zuckerberg

“I think it's great that they are getting funding, but it's just too easy. They don't have to work for it. We did it because we had pride, because we loved it.”

Thinking Easy Pride Athlete Funding

Author:Linford Christie

“What are you doing here? Tell me why you are here. If you are not here to win a national championship, you're in the wrong place. You boys are special. I don't want my players to be like other students. I want special people. You can learn a lot on the football field that isn't taught in the home, the church, or the classroom. There are going to be days when you think you've got no more to give and then you're going to give plenty more. You are going to have pride and class. You are going to be very special. You are going to win the national championship for Alabama.”

“Pride is the switch that turns off priesthood power. Humility is a switch that turns it on . . . . Some suppose that humility is about beating ourselves up. Humility does not mean convincing ourselves that we are worthless, meaningless, or of little value. Nor does it mean denying or withholding the talents God has given us. We don't discover humility by thinking less of ourselves; we discover humility by thinking less about ourselves. It comes as we go about our work with an attitude of serving God and our fellowman.”

Thinking Mean Littles Doe Values Turns Given Attitude Talent Humility Pride Serving Meaningless Serving God Worthless Convincing Priesthood Turn Off Withholding Thinking Less

Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“To humiliate and be humiliated, I think, is a crucial element in our whole social structure. It's not only the artist I'm sorry for. It's just that I know exactly where he feels most humiliated.”

Thinking Knows Feels Whole Artist Social Humility Pride Elements Structure Sorry Crucial I'm Sorry Humiliated Humiliate Social Structure

Author:Ingmar Bergman

“We cannot think too highly of our nature, nor too humbly of ourselves.”

Thinking Nature Environment Humility Pride

Book:Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think