“... anything so delightful as Washington I have never seen elsewhere. There were a mingled simplicity and grandeur, a mingled state and quiet intimacy, a brilliancy of conversation--the proud prominence of intellect over material prosperity which does not exist in any other city of the Union.” DoeStatesCitiesMaterialsProudQuietConversationUnionsSimplicityProsperityIntellectIntimacyElsewhereDelightfulGrandeurProminence Author:M. E. W. Sherwood
“I talk about Africa and its meaning, being the birthplace of man and all that great history that's been erased and even hidden. I think it's my duty to be proud and to bring about the conversation that allows us to talk about the great history of my people.” PeopleThinkingMenDutyProudConversationBe ProudBirthplaceGreat History Author:Nas
“Every now and then I'll read a book, I'll be so proud of myself, I'll try and squeeze it into conversation. People will be like, "Hey Jim, how ya do-" "I read a book! Two hundred and fifty pages!" "That's great, what was it about?" "No idea! Took me three years!"” PeopleTryingYearsTwoBookIdeasHumorFunnyThreeProudConversationPagesHundredHeyNo IdeaFiftyThree YearsNow And ThenProud Of Myself Author:Jim Gaffigan
“To judge sins is the business of one who is sinless, but who is sinless except God? Who ever thinks about the multitude of his own sins in his heart never wants to make the sins of others a topic of conversation. To judge a man who has gone astray is a sign of pride, and God resists the proud. On the other hand, one who every hour prepares himself to give answer for his own sins will not quickly lift up his head to examine the mistakes of others.” ThinkingMenWantInspirationalGivingHeartHandsChristianHoursReligiousSinAnswersMistakeGoneJudgingPrideProudConversationLiftsOrthodoxMultitudesTopics Author:Gennadius of Constantinople
“My List of Virtues contain'd at first but twelve: But a Quaker Friend having kindly inform'd me that I was generally thought proud; that my Pride show'd itself frequently in Conversation; that I was not content with being in the right when discussing any Point, but was overbearing & rather insolent; of which he convinc'd me by mentioning several Instances; - I determined endeavouring to cure myself ..., and I added Humility to my List, giving an extensive Meaning to the Word.” GivingFirstsShowsVirtueHumilityPrideProudConversationDeterminedListsCuresInstanceTwelveDiscussingQuakerInsolentOverbearing Author:Benjamin Franklin
“[John McCain] stopped connecting and just looked at my chest and decided, "I'm just gonna continue to talk about honor and duty and the families should be proud," all the things that are cudgels emotionally to keep us from the conversation. But, things that weren't relevant to what we were talking about.” ShouldTalkingDutyProudHonorConversationDecidedChestsRelevantBe ProudConnectingMccain Author:Jon Stewart