Your destiny lies in your own hands. But remember it was God who deposited it there!

People love answers, but only as long as they are the ones who came up with them.

Every man has a specific skill, whether it is discovered or not, that more readily and naturally comes to him than it would to another, and his own should be sought and polished. He excels...

Of all the major religions, or lack thereof, the atheist’s is one of the best pretenders: his foundation for all existences, as well as moral behaviors for the permanent good of mankind, begins at science...

Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.

The author determines that the bitterest struggles are for one side of the truth to the suppression of the other side.

I’m a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity.

The prideful man qualifies himself by what people think of him, always looking for applause. There is another proud man; head bloodied by the world but eyes focused on what is good, never caring about...

It’s better to find success through God, than finding it on one’s own merits; some who usually find their own success become boastful, where through God it’s with gratitude.

Their eyes were dark and hard and glowing, with no fear in them, no kindness and no guilt.

Far too many people allow broken egos and wounded prides to convince them to seek justice before they seek understanding.

She laughed and said not to confuse pride with nobleness.

I’m proud to be a writer. I’m doing the job all my heroes did.

God hates this wishful dreaming because it makes the dreamer proud and pretentious. Those who dream of this idealized community demand that it be fulfilled by God, by others, and by themselves. They enter the...

Dear me, one day I’ll make you proud.

Be willing to give, but only when you aren’t expecting anything in return.

To see an enemy humiliated gives a certain contentment, but this is jejune compared with the highly blent satisfaction of seeing him humiliated by your benevolent action of concession on his behalf. That is a...

Put off the fire of pride and save your life from burning with flames of failure. Pride is the reason why many dreams only survive as ashes today. Learn the lesson; hung on to humility!

Self-control is a divided battle in one body. The “self” produces desires that “you” must battle with and kick off. Two wrestlers in one body. Just imagine. It’s difficult, though rewarding!

Jon takes a lot of pride in providing the best water possible and this has really been bothering him.

Its too hard to make a Lion Angry… He really doesn’t care what others do around him… but if you do hurt His PRIDE… He wont let you live another Day

But Dad looked delighted. “My Mia’s singing ‘Waiting for Vengeance’ to my Teddy. What do you think about that?

… there are other proud people who have low self-esteem. They feel they haven’t lived up to their potential. They feel unworthy. They want to hide and disappear, to fade into the background and nurse...

No matter how old I get, I keep running into people who are smarter, nobler, and kinder. I really ought to start listening to them and telling my pride to shut up. I had gods...

I do not know whether anyone has ever succeeded in not enjoying praise. And, if he enjoys it, he naturally wants to receive it. And if he wants to receive it, he cannot help but...

Pride. You have it where you can have it.

Jennifer Merrick had stored all her tears inside her, and her pride and courage would never permit her to break down and shed them.

She bit me.

carry your wounds with pride, Believe in yourself; amongst greatest of catastrophe’ You grew into the being you are And I think that in itself, is certainly enough.

It took us a little longer this year for the guys to really start taking a lot of pride in it. But they did and they got it accomplished. I bet if you went back...

When you swallow that pride, Eve, take care you don’t choke on it.

I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.

The ego lusts for satisfaction. It has a prideful ferocious appetite for its version of “truth”. It is the most challenging aspect to conquer; the cause for most spiritual turmoil.

Your friends drag you down, Gordie. Don’t you know that? […] Your friends do. They’re like drowning guys that are holding onto your legs. You can’t save them. You can only drown with them.

Beware pride; it would have us seek revenge from those most deserving of our pity.

Pride is the chalice into which all human sins are poured: it glitters and jingles and its arabesque lures your gaze, while your lips involuntarily touch the seductive beverage.

Different is good. When someone tells you that you are different, smile and hold you head up and be proud.

Being indie means being artistic and finding your own eccentric identity. The name of the game for being an indie kid is to never admit you are one. If you do, it goes against your...

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.

You have given intelligence to find one solution, and imagination to find ten.

Those who see women as slaves always treat them like rag

I don’t know why people are so shy about expressing openly in front of the world their longing for each other, the most powerful and tender natural attraction, but they pretend to be proud or...

Pride of opinion has been responsible for the downfall of more men on Wall Street than any other factor.

God didn’t send His only Son to die on the cross so that we can hide behind our guilt, shame, and pride.

Mankind, in all his lusts, punishes himself. The gods have to do very little.

The emphasis and the reason for a pure humility is to result in love for others; not always necessarily the belittlement of self. When there is pride and self-righteousness and being pretentiously too far above,...

Everything you swallow will kill you, some faster than others. Swallow your pride, and you’ll love a long time.

A major element in Lincoln’s greatness was the way in which he could hold a strong moral position without the usual accompaniment of self-righteousness.

I feel so much pride to represent my community and be Latino. No doubt about it, above my career and sales being a Latino comes first.

You wear your honor like a suit of armor… You think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down and make it hard for you to move.