“I remembered that throughout my growing up and education and pursuing my dreams and desires, going into acting, and, of course, getting through Yale University and on and on and on, that being average, being mediocre was not an option that you should be proud of.” ShouldDreamDesireCoursesActingGrowing UpGrowingProudUniversityAverageRememberedBe ProudMediocreBeing MeYaleYale University Author:Angela Bassett
“Very good training to just be a person is growing up in Canada. People say a lot of things about Canada, like that it's boring, but if you look around the world, you can praise boring. It's a very civilized place to grow up. I'm very proud of it.” PeopleIfsWorldLooksPersonsGrowsGrowing UpGrowingProudTrainingPraiseVery GoodBoringAround The WorldCanadaCivilized Author:Mike Myers
“I am a proud mother - that's another reason I love doing any kind of animation. When my son was growing up, if he was watching something animated and I was in it, that was way cooler to him than seeing me in a movie.” IfsWayKindReasonMotherGrowing UpGrowingSeeingSonProudMy SonAnimationAnimated Author:Virginia Madsen
“I am extremely proud of our remarkable men and women who serve in our military, but the reality is that this is a shrinking percentage of the American population. Unfortunately, this has resulted in a growing disconnect between our military and civilian population. At one time, we had participation from nearly every American. Victory gardens, metal collections, saving stamps and bonds-everyone did their part to support our military. We simply don't do that anymore.” MenRealitySupportGrowingMilitaryProudVictoryMen And WomenGardenPopulationSavingCollectionsRemarkableOne TimeMetalsParticipationStampsPercentagesCiviliansShrinking Author:Don Young
“I can't speak for the Kathryn Stockett, but I would guess that she feels proud of the progress the South has made because, growing up, she experienced a very different Mississippi than the one that exists today.” FeelsMadeI CanDifferentTodaySpeakGrowing UpGrowingProgressProudSouthMississippi Author:Viola Davis
“As the Ambassador for WWF Earth Hour, I still vividly remember that there were only 80 buildings in China that participated the Earth Hour in its first year. Six years later, there were 170 cities and thousands of buildings that participated. We are still growing strong. I am encouraged by the accomplishments we have made together and they make me proud and more determined than ever.” YearsFirstsMadeStillsEarthTogetherRememberStrongHoursCitiesGrowingBuildingProudSixChinaDeterminedAccomplishmentAmbassadorsWwf Author:Li Bingbing
“I also know that I have represented for us a certain kind of journalist and for me over the years when an older Black person comes and tells me how proud they are of me and the way I represent us on television, or when a younger person says to me, 'Hey Mr. Gordon, I watched you growing up and my parents made me watch you,'.” KnowsWayYearsKindPersonsMadeCertainParentBlackWatchesGrowing UpGrowingTelevisionProudHeyJournalistBlack Person Author:Ed Gordon
“Both of our nations [America and Germany] were proud to join the Paris Climate Agreement which the world should work to implement quickly. Continued global leadership on climate in addition to increasing private investment and clean energy is gonna be critical to meeting this growing threat.” WorldShouldAmericaEnergyNationsGrowingProudThreatCleanMeetingsInvestmentClimateCriticalParisGermanyAgreementClean Energy Author:Barack Obama
“Growing up in a Jewish matriarchal world inside the patriarchal paradise of Salt Lake City, Utah, gave me increased perspective on gender issues, as it also did my gay brother and my lesbian sister. Our younger sister is the perfect Jewish-American wife and mother, and is fiercely proud of that fact.” WorldFactsMotherPerfectCitiesGrowing UpIssuesWifeGrowingBrotherPerspectiveProudGayGenderParadiseLakesSaltUtahWives And MothersYounger SisterGender IssuesSalt Lake City Book:Roseannearchy: Dispatches from the Nut Farm Source: Roseannearchy: Dispatches from the Nut Farm