“The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be; because he shows you, by his manner, that he thinks it mere condescension in him; and that his goodness alone bestows upon you what you have no pretense to claim.” IfsThinkingMenShowsProudGoodnessClaimsMereShockingCivilityPretenseRudenessCondescensionInsolentProud Man Book:The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author Source: The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author
“I am proud to be able to claim that, from the age of nineteen, I've managed to earna living entirely as a composer.” AgeAbleProudClaimsComposerNineteen Author:Richard Rodney Bennett
“The United States government was proud that, although perhaps 100,000 Iraqis had died in the Gulf War of 1991, there were only 48 American battle casualties. What it has concealed from the public is that 206,000 veterans of that war filed claims with the VA for injuries and illnesses. In the years since that war, 8,300 veterans have died, and 160,000 claims for disability have been recognized by the VA.” YearsHas BeensWarStatesGovernmentUnitedUnited StatesProudBattleClaimsDiedIllnessInjuryDisabilityVeteranConcealedCasualtiesState GovernmentGulf WarUnited States Government Author:Howard Zinn
“Every time you hear anyone talk about the Caribbean, whether it's Caribbeans themselves or people outside, there's always talk about women's bodies. Talk about this voluptuousness, this kind of stereotype of what a Caribbean person is. And I think these are stereotypes that even people inside the culture, we actually sometimes claim them and we're very proud.” PeopleThinkingKindPersonsSometimesBodyCultureProudClaimsStereotypeCaribbeanWomen's Bodies Author:Junot Diaz