“My mum is Brazilian and very proud. I'd love to do a Brazilian film. I've been brought up in the Brazilian culture. My mum brought me up on my own, I cook Brazilian food, I've never spoken a word of English to my mother.” FilmMotherCultureMy OwnProudCooksMum Author:Kaya Scodelario
“That's why we sail. So our children can grow up and be proud of whom they are. We are healing our souls by reconnecting to our ancestors. As we voyage we are creating new stories within the tradition of the old stories, we are literally creating a new culture out of the old.” ChildrenSoulStoriesCultureGrowsHealingGrowing UpProudTravelCreatingTraditionOur ChildrenAncestorSailBe ProudSailingVoyagesSpiritual HealingHawaiiansNew CulturesReconnectingNavigators Author:Nainoa Thompson
“I don't believe in God and all that. But I am Jewish, and very proud to be so, very proud of the culture.” BelieveCultureProudDon't BelieveBelieve In God Author:Alan Sugar
“I have to represent. I feel proud to have a culture that's different and proud to be a Latina. We're not all categorized as one type of person there's people from everywhere doing different things who have different types of cultures. Being Latina for me is also being a strong woman.” PeopleFeelsPersonsDifferentCultureStrongTypeProudDifferent ThingsStrong WomenLatinaBeing A Strong Woman Author:Natalie Martinez
“Here is the mistake of the cut-and-dried man of culture. He goes about with the secret of having learned to appreciate the "grandstyle." He has lived in Homer till he can recall the roll of that many-sounding sea. He has pored over the lofty and pictorial thought of Plato till he begins to pique himself upon its grandeur. His fancy has been fed on the quaint old-world genius of Herodotus, his judgment on the melancholy wisdom of Tacitus and the complacent cynicism of Gibbon--and of all this he is conscious and proud.” MenWorldHas BeensCultureSecretMistakeCuttingSeaProudGeniusJudgmentConsciousAppreciateFancyFedsMelancholyCynicismRecallsPlatoGrandeurLoftyComplacentOld WorldQuaintPictorialPique Author:Richard Holt Hutton
“Europe's greatest problem is cultural relativism. This has led to a situation where Europeans no longer know what they should be proud of and who they really are because a so-called liberal and leftist-imposed concept says that all cultures are the same.” KnowsShouldProblemCultureSituationProudConceptsEuropeBe ProudLeftistsRelativismCultural Relativism Author:Geert Wilders
“The path to glory is rough, and many gloomy hours obscure it. May the Great Spirit shed light on your path, so that you may never experience the humility that the power of the American government has reduced me to. This is the wish of a man who, in his native forests, was once as proud and bold as yourself.” MenMayLightGovernmentSpiritCultureWishHoursJusticePathHumilityProudDiversityGlorySocial JusticeForestsNativeRoughShedObscureGloomyAmerican GovernmentGreat Spirit Author:Black Hawk
“It's no doubt that there's a connection (between the blues and hip-hop). Hip-hop is definitely a child of the blues. And I think you gotta know the roots to really grow. It's like knowing your parents, it's like knowing your culture, so you could be proud of that culture and take it to the world.” ThinkingKnowsWorldChildrenCultureGrowsParentKnowingDoubtProudRootsConnectionsHip HopHipsNo DoubtHopsBe Proud Author:Common
“Once you leave Sundance suddenly you run into bulldozers and concrete and cranes, and all that heritage that the Mormon culture used to be so proud of is turned into out of control develpoment.” RunningUsedCultureProudUsed To BeHeritageConcreteCranesSundanceBulldozers Author:Robert Redford
“I had many reasons for writing this book but among them was the hope that every Latino child and adult would find something familiar in it. And my hope is that when they finish reading the book, that they will come away with a renewed sense of pride in our culture and in who we are. We get a lot of strength from that [culture and identity] and we should be proud of it.” ShouldWritingChildrenBookReasonCultureReadingIdentityPrideProudAdultsFamiliarWho We AreBe ProudLatino Author:Sonia Sotomayor
“I am proud of Russia and I am sure that the vast majority of Russian citizens have great love and respect for their Motherland. We have much to be proud of: Russian culture and Russian history. We have every reason to believe in the future of our country. But we have no obsession that Russia must be a super power in the international arena. The only thing we do is protecting our vital interests.” BelieveCountryReasonCultureInterestProudCitizensMajorityInternationalRussiaObsessionOur CountryBe ProudArenaGreat LoveLove And RespectMotherlandRussian HistorySuper Power Author:Vladimir Putin
“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
“I'm proud to say you are not a racist or a bigot or anything like that if you say that the Netherlands, as Australia, is a culture based on Christianity, on Judaism, on humanism, and it should not, nor ever will become a society based on Islamic failures.” IfsShouldCultureChristianityProudHumanismIslamicAustraliaRacistJudaismBigotsNetherlands Author:Geert Wilders
“I'm proud to be an American, no matter what. But Amercian culture is stale, you know wha I'm saying ? We keep regurgitating the same sh*t. And it ain't exciting. I seen it from when I was a kid watching the whole sh*t. The sh*t was exciting to me.” KnowsMatterWholeKidsCultureProudExcitingNo Matter WhatStaleProud To Be An American Author:Nas
“Diversity means, when the left teaches it, the people responsible for building America and maintaining it get the short end of the stick from now on. With this singular American culture that people came and wanted to be part of, they were proud, couldn't wait to become Americans, tears in their eyes when it happened. It was a special place. Defending it now, defending that America, defending our cultural, defending our founding, defending all of the things that made this country great is now called racism or xenophobia or hate.” PeopleMeanMadeEndsCountryEyeWantedAmericaHateCultureLeftWaitingTeachHappenedSpecialTearsBuildingProudDiversityRacismResponsibleSticksFoundingMaintainingAmerican CultureXenophobiaSpecial Places Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I didn't cook for the competition, I cooked for myself, I cooked for my loved ones, I cooked to represent my culture, I cooked to represent Chinese-American immigrants. I was proud of what I was able to accomplish under the conditions.” AbleCultureConditionsProudCompetitionAccomplishChineseCooksImmigrantsLoved Ones Author:Shirley Chung
“It so happens that certain songs becomes part of culture, and culture is a form of preserving patterns. Yes, we're Mexican, and we're proud to be, but we're also human. But like all cultures, there are retrograde elements and evolutionary elements. I think we'll chose to head towards the evolutionary ones and leave the others behind.” ThinkingSongCultureProudMexican Author:Ruben Isaac Albarran Ortega
“Our economy has become completely different, on the whole. The size has changed. The economy has almost doubled in size. And the quality is changing, not as fast as we would like it to, but the structure is changing. Our Armed Forces are completely different today from what they were, say 15 years ago or so. All of this, including our great history, great culture, all of this, not just what we see today, is what makes the vast majority of Russia's citizens feel proud for their country.” DifferentCountryTodayCultureQualityEconomyChangedProudArmed Forces Author:Vladimir Putin
“I'm a proud Indian but I feel very, very happy that people have accepted me here as well in the west. It's the people here in Britain that have given me my newfound fame here, so I owe it to them. We must give credit where it's deserved. It's not just the Asian community, it was also the British people who voted for me on Celebrity Big Brother and wanted to see me. So, I'm very happy and I think I'm a good eclectic mix of both cultures.” PeopleThinkingGivingCultureCommunityBrotherProudFameAcceptedVery HappyEclectic Author:Shilpa Shetty
“Dante Alighieri has the most glorious imagination of modern poetry. So it's talking about us, it's concerning us. Everything in it conveys sentiment, emotions. He is really the greatest poet ever. So I am really very proud to present the shining pearl of Italian culture around the world.” WorldCultureImaginationEmotionModernPoetProudShiningGloriousSentimentsItalian Author:Roberto Benigni
“Clearly there are some things about WikiLeaks... the material is in part very interesting although none of it is a real game-changer. I think if I was an American I'd be rather proud that American diplomats are quite assiduous in the way that they chronicle issues. Of course the impact has been that the whole culture of sharing is going down the tube.” ThinkingRealCultureInterestingProudVery Interesting Author:Misha Glenny
“Throughout my childhood, I had served as an interpreter for my family. When I left home, I also left the Deaf community. I'd had enough of being a de facto intermediary and wanted to find my own identity. But, over time, I learned to embrace both cultures and find balance between them. I love my Deaf and CODA family and hope they would be proud to call me one of their own.” EnoughHomeCultureCommunityChildhoodIdentityProudBalanceMy FamilyEmbraceCall MeBe ProudDeafInterpreter Author:Kambri Crews
“One thing you can't help noticing in South America and in Latin culture, generally, is how nice people are. Although when I went back to Spain - my mother lived in Spain and both my brothers lived there - after the Uruguay trip, I thought, "Oh great, Hispanic people." But they weren't nearly as nice as the Uruguayans. They're quite proud and pissed off, the Spaniards.” PeopleHelpingMotherCultureNiceBrotherProudMy BrotherLatinNoticingHispanicNice People Author:Martin Amis
“Latin beauty means being proud of yourself and your culture; being sophisticated and beautiful; and embracing your complexion - whether you have light or dark skin - because it's gorgeous. We're such a beautiful rainbow of women.” MeanBeautifulCultureDarkProudSkinsLatinRainbowSophisticatedBe ProudGorgeousProud Of YouProud Of Yourself Author:Chrissie Fit
“As a New Yorker you can't help but be proud of the fact that so much music and culture started here. Punk rock, jazz, hip-hop and house music started here, George Gershwin debuted 'Rhapsody in Blue' here; the Velvet Underground are from New York.” FactsHelpingCultureHouseRocksNew YorkProudBlueJazzHip HopHipsHopsPunkBe ProudNew YorkersPunk RockVelvetGershwinHouse MusicVelvet Underground Author:Moby