“I am so proud to be from New Orleans and to be one of those people who had been displaced. I wasn't there during that time, but that's where I come from, that kind of poverty, and I'm very, very proud of that because it's given me my history.” PeopleKindGivenPovertyProudNew Orleans Author:Tyler Perry
“The fact of the matter is: when you're doing a project, you try to make it better every moment. And a lot of people get frustrated. But I surrounded myself with a good team of people and I'm really proud of the work we've all done. All I can say is - I've learned this in my business - don't let the process frustrate you; focus on the end. Because the end is pretty wonderful. Just fight it out.” PeopleTryingI CanEndsMatterDoneMomentsFactsFightingProcessFocusWonderfulTeamProudProjectsI've LearnedFrustratedGood Team Author:Jon Taffer
“The system of technological production that we have today has been justified in terms of creating more goods to feed more people and to meet more needs. But it actually destroys more of the resources that we need in order to meet those multiple needs. If we shift to an ecological perception, a diversity perception, we realize that some of the instruments of which we are very proud are actually extremely primitive for dealing with nature. To me that is the great lesson of ecological awareness at the turn of the millennium.” PeopleIfsNeedsHas BeensTodayOrderTurnsTermRealizingAwarenessProudLessonsDiversityPerceptionCreatingResourcesInstrumentsProductionsGoodsPrimitiveMultipleTechnologicalJustifiedEcologicalMillennium Author:Vandana Shiva
“I'm proud to be British but there is nothing patriotic about a lack of a plan as to what even would happen if we came out there's nothing patriotic about putting people's jobs at risk.” PeopleIfsHappensJobsPlansRiskProudBritishPatriotic Author:Ruth Davidson
“I'm proud of the fact that Marine Le Pen in France insults me and Geert Wilders in the Netherlands calls me his opponent. The way I see it is, if these people weren't attacking me, I would be doing something wrong.” PeopleIfsWayFactsWould BeProudFranceOpponentsInsultCall MePensMarineAttackingWilderNetherlands Author:Martin Schulz
“I'm most proud of the ambulance service. This is emergency work. Many times Edhi ambulances are the first to arrive and save people's lives. I'm very proud of this.” PeopleFirstsProudEmergenciesAmbulance Author:Abdul Sattar Edhi
“I'm very proud that President [George W.] Bush took on AIDS relief. It was the largest single response by any country to a major international health crisis, and there are millions of people who are alive today in Africa and other developing countries because of that program.” PeopleCountryTodayPresidentMillionsAliveProudMajorsProgramCrisisResponseInternationalAidsDevelopingReliefLive For TodayDeveloping CountriesPresident George W Bush Author:Condoleezza Rice
“Why do people like America? They say, well, you have the largest military in the world. Because you have more people, et cetera. They like America for what we stand for. And one of the things, and I feel proud to be, what this president's for, the last seven years, is we have once again aligned our basic fundamental beliefs and principles with our conduct. And it matters. It matters in terms of our security. It matters in terms of our ability to influence the world. It matters in our ability to succeed.” PeopleWorldFeelsYearsWellsMatterLastsAmericaBeliefPresidentTermAbilityPrinciplesInfluenceSecurityMilitaryProudSucceedFundamentalsSevenSeven YearsAbility To Succeed Author:Joe Biden
“I like what they're doing. I think they're doing a good job, and I know that a lot of people are upset by them. These are great young men and women, and they're bold, and they are saying to America, "Something's going to change." I'm very proud of them.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMenJobsAmericaYoungProudMen And WomenUpsetYoung ManGood Job Author:Nikki Giovanni
“I am proud to say that the voice of the people of our nation is being heard in this hall and those voices want Donald Trump to be the next President of the United States.” PeopleWantStatesNextNationsPresidentVoiceUnitedUnited StatesHeardTrumpProudHalls Author:Chris Christie
“It's so good for your health to take those naps. I don't know why people brag that they sleep five hours. I'd be ashamed. I'm proud that I sleep nine hours.” PeopleKnowsHoursSleepFiveProudNineAshamedNapsBrag Author:Sandra Cisneros
“Still, at the end of the day, I was really proud of [ Gigi Does It]. I wish more people had seen it. I wish it was more available, so people would see it now.” PeopleDoeStillsEndsWishProudAvailableThe End Of The Day Author:David Krumholtz
“People believe what they want to believe. You have to run your race and be proud of the person you see in the mirror.” PeopleWantBelievePersonsRunningRaceProudMirrorsBe Proud Author:Adam Richman
“It's a dream of any player to win the bdo. I came really close to it and I'm very proud of my work, for being one of the 3 bests in the world, for the people who are working with me and that are helping me and supporting me. I hope someday I can win it.” PeopleWorldI CanHelpingDreamWinningPlayerProudSomeday Author:Neymar
“Alan Menken took me to his studio and we went through his trunks of songs and put together an album of stuff that people and stuff that people don't know. I'm very proud with the way it came out. I had no idea what it would be like to do an album and that process was grueling and tedious but it was very rewarding. I would do it again if I had the chance.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayIdeasWould BeTogetherSongStuffProcessChanceProudAlbumsStudiosNo IdeaTediousTrunks Author:Adam Jacobs
“The idea that a fashion photograph could make you cry doesn't happen. And I'm proud to say that my slideshows can make people cry.” PeopleIdeasHappensFashionCryProudPhotographMake You Cry Author:Nan Goldin
“This show ["This Is Mike Stud"] will have a ton of layers that people who aren't necessarily my demographic will actually really appreciate...I'm really proud.” PeopleShowsProudAppreciateLayersMikeDemographicsStudsMike Stud Author:Mike Stud
“I hate the whole group of artists who are so hermetic and completely indecipherable on some level and they're all proud of themselves for it. It's like, how obnoxious, how pretentious. And that's part of my mission as an artist is to kick down those people or make fun of that type of high horse attitude.” PeopleWholeArtistHateFunLevelsAttitudeGroupsTypeProudI HateHorseMissionsKicksPretentiousObnoxious Author:Wayne White
“People are often most proud of precisely those things of which they should most be ashamed.” PeopleShouldProudAshamed Author:Allen W. Wood
“You know, the vibrancy of the black church, the black businesses that employ so many people, the opportunities that so many families are working to provide for their kids. There's a lot that we should be proud of and we should be supporting and lifting up.” PeopleKnowsShouldKidsOpportunityBlackChurchProudBe ProudLiftingVibrancyBlack ChurchLifting Up Author:Hillary Clinton
“Humor is more so. For this, there's definitely moments that I think, "I know this part is really funny and I want to see people laugh." And they do and you go, "Yesss." That's really satisfying, because I'm so proud of the performances in the movie and everybody worked so hard.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantHardMomentsLaughingProudPerformancesSatisfying Author:Ti West
“Looking back, I'm proud of what I've been able to do, grateful for the fact that I really have very few, if almost zero, nightmare stories of being on sets and working with the wrong people.” PeopleIfsFactsStoriesAbleProudGratefulNightmareZeroLooking BackAlmost Zero Author:Tyler Hoechlin
“Evan Rachel Wood is a robot, yes. And some of them, there was one person in particular that was so sure, wrote like a whole thesis, and tagged the whole cast. He was like, "Here's my theory. And remember I said it first." He was so proud. And it could not have been farther from what we're actually doing, but it was cute. I love that people are getting so passionate about it because I went through a million different theories, and they would keep changing and evolving.” PeopleFirstsPersonsHas BeensSaidDifferentWholeRememberMillionsParticularTheoryProudCastsPassionateWoodsEvolveCuteRobotsThesisTagged Author:Evan Rachel Wood
“We have things to say about Congress and all of that. I think we may have our magnum opus coming yet. It's a piece called "Leonard" that I'm very excited about, and I think we're going to see a side of Chris Pine that people haven't really seen yet. That's all I'm going to say, but I'm proud of it.” PeopleThinkingMaySidesPiecesHavensProudCongressExcited Author:Joss Whedon
“We've finished our debut album which has 14 tracks. We're very proud of the release and can't wait for people to hear it.” PeopleWaitingProudTrackAlbumsFinishedReleaseDebut Author:Matthew Healy
“The progressives have a challenge. Part of it is that you now have a lot of progressives who feel that 50 million, 60 million people voted to endorse the toxic parts of Donald Trump, that suddenly we now are in a country, you know, surrounded by people who, you know, are proud to be, you know, a part of this alt-right thing and they think it was an alt-right takeover.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFeelsCountryChallengesMillionsTrumpProudRight ThingToxicBe YouTakeoversWho You Know Author:Van Jones
“I am proud of the hip hop generation. They are good business people and, actually, good people. It's strange that the only time the major press talks about them is when someone gets killed or does drugs or something; yet these are the same press people who made heroes out of the Mafia and other crooks, you know.” PeopleKnowsDoeMadeGenerationsStrangeProudHeroDrugMajorsPressesHip HopHipsHopsGood PeopleOnly TimeMafiaCrooksGood Business Author:Nikki Giovanni
“There's more to come. Series 4 [of Peaky Blinders] is coming soon. But I'm proud of making my hometown, which is considered to be completely unfashionable, slightly fashionable. People actually know where it is now.” PeopleKnowsProudSeriesFashionableHometownBlinders Author:Steven Knight
“I am not aware of any specific provision that mandates any tightening of lending to small business other than a requirement that people who lend and then sell that loan be prepared to take a part of the risk. And I'm proud of that.” PeopleRiskProudSellsPreparedBe PreparedRequirementsSmall BusinessLoanProvisionMandatesLending Author:Barney Frank
“I think that when I make a film, I'm terrified that people will come to work and work on something that they're not proud of.” PeopleThinkingFilmProudTerrified Author:Will Smith
“The Night Journal received two awards that I'm terribly proud of - -the Spur from Western Writers of America, and the Willa Literary Award from Women Writing the West. Both these groups are filled with great writers and good people.” PeopleWritingTwoAmericaNightGroupsProudFilledWestWesternAwardsGood PeopleJournalSpursGreat Writers Author:Elizabeth Crook
“I know that in South Africa, we were in that space, and we're still suffering from that space. And that was where a government very successfully convinced the majority of a population that every single person there was blocking the other people from achieving greatness in the country, only to realize that we were all being oppressed at the same time. That's one of the biggest things. And I'm proud to say that.” PeopleKnowsPersonsStillsCountryGovernmentSufferingRealizingSpaceAchieveGreatnessProudMajoritySouthPopulationConvincedBlockSouth AfricaOppressedSingle PersonAchieve Greatness Author:Trevor Noah
“The United States was proud to stand with the people of Germany as this nation and this continent reunited and rebuilt and reached for a better future.” PeopleStatesNationsUnitedUnited StatesProudGermanyContinentsBetter FutureReunited Author:Barack Obama
“Look at Chancellor [Angela] Merkel, her personal story helps to tell a story of incredible achievement that the German people have embarked on and I think is something that you should be very proud of.” PeopleThinkingShouldLooksHelpingStoriesProudAchievementIncrediblesAngelaPersonal Stories Author:Barack Obama
“For me to be where I'm at now - you know what I'm saying? - a multimillionaire and to help other people be multimillionaires - I'm so proud.” PeopleKnowsHelpingProudHelping Others Author:Gucci Mane
“If you go down to Texas, people are real proud about and they rep Texas.” PeopleIfsRealProudTexas Author:Chamillionaire
“On behalf of the American people, just let me say that we are proud to count Greece as one of our closest allies and one of our greatest friends.” PeopleProudLet MeAlliesClosestBehalfGreece Author:Barack Obama
“I like being able to bounce between writing movies for people like Kevin Sorbo to making very personal films like orange county hardcore sinister to making a movie like [Wyatt Earp and the Holy Grail: The Tale of the Three Gates], which is made for the pure pleasure of getting together with creative people and making a movie. Alex Cox would be proud.” PeopleWritingMadeWould BeAbleTogetherFilmThreePleasureCreativeProudHolyPureTalesGatesBe ProudOrangeAlexCountyCreative PeopleBounceSinisterKevinHardcoreHoly GrailOrange County Author:Evan Jacobs
“My name is very specific to my family. I'm very proud of being Nigerian. I understand that most people can't pronounce it, but that's OK.” PeopleNamesProudMy Family Author:Toks Olagundoye
“There is a lot of acting that is on the table - precisely, good acting. The best movies of mine are the ones that really nobody saw. The Groomsmen, Playing By Heart and Seeing Other People are by far the work I'm the most proud of.” PeopleHeartActingSawsSeeingMinesProudTablesGood Acting Author:Jay Mohr
“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
“My dad is probably the most proud person when it comes to me, and we have a great relationship. If people have a compliment about my character, they usually say they can tell I was raised right, and that's the truth.” PeopleIfsPersonsCharacterProudDadRaisedMy DadComplimentGreat RelationshipProud Person Author:Chance the Rapper
“One fact we're particularly proud of is that there are more people learning languages on Duolingo in the US than there are people learning languages in the entire US public school system.” PeopleFactsSchoolLanguageProudPublic SchoolSchool SystemLearning Language Author:Luis von Ahn
“Obviously I'm grayer, a few more wrinkles. One of the things I'm proud about is that I think my basic character and outlook actually have not changed much. And people who are closest to me will tell you that the guy who came here is the same guy who's leaving.” PeopleThinkingCharacterGuyChangedProudLeavingClosestOutlookWrinkles Author:Barack Obama
“My worlds are completely different. Painting is a peaceful world, and it's a different vibe than having a great match. You are able to look back at what you created when you finish. Recording music is an entirely different monster. When you finally write something, you do a demo and then you go into the studio. Doing the master version, that's the best feeling ever - especially when you're so proud of what you've written, and you can't wait for people to hear it. That's actually very similar to trying to tell a story in a wrestling match.” PeopleWorldWritingTryingLooksDifferentStoriesFeelingsAbleWaitingWrittenPaintingMastersProudMusic IsStudiosMonstersVersionsPeacefulWrestlingPeaceful WorldDemosRecording Music Author:Jeff Hardy
“To my astonishment, when Wolf Hall came out, people asked if I made it up - [Thomas More] burning of heretics. It was well documented. And he was proud of it! The Brits love lost causes.” PeopleIfsWellsMadeLostCausesProudMade ItBurningHallsLost LoveHereticAstonishmentBritsLost Cause Author:Hilary Mantel
“Everything that makes a society run is broken in Iraq. The only real structure is the people's own sense of themselves as Iraqis, which was very strong. They're a proud people, and they trace their historic roots way, way back.” PeopleWayRealRunningStrongBrokenProudRootsStructureIraqVery StrongHistoric Author:Bruce Cockburn
“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 feel so proud to see young people standing up against the injustice to stand up and say that "All lives matter." They're following in the footsteps of those who came before them.” PeopleFeelsMatterYoungProudStandingInjusticeFollowingFootsteps Author:Ilyasah Shabazz
“I think for the most part people are proud of the bicultural foundation New Zealand is built on and the fact that we are a multicultural society.” PeopleThinkingFactsProudBuiltFoundationNew ZealandMulticulturalMulticultural Society Author:John Key