I’m the greatest thing that ever lived! I’m the king of the world! I’m a bad man. I’m the prettiest thing that ever lived.

Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.

One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman. That is the way all females should feel.

If you hear a voice within you say ‚you cannot paint,‘ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

I would say things like ‚I am the greatest! I’m pretty! If you talk jive, you’ll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I’m pretty!‘ When white people heard me talking like this, some said, ‚That black man talks too much. He’s bragging.‘

I don’t dabble and spend much mind or time dealing with, I don’t know, people’s perceptions of me. I truly don’t.

America means far more than a continent bounded by two oceans. It is more than pride of military power, glory in war, or in victory. It means more than vast expanse of farms, of great factories or mines, magnificent cities, or millions of automobiles and radios.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that… I believe in what I do, and I’ll say it.

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.

Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive.

I want the world to see my body.

No one has a greater asset for his business than a man’s pride in his work.

The honor of a nation is its life.

I didn’t want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that’s a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I’m proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it.

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!

I’m proud to be an actor. See, as an actor, you live longer. Football players, the brain and all that stuff, ooh-eee, that’s not good.

Don’t ever doubt yourselves or waste a second of your life. It’s too short, and you’re too special.

The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.

Every day, the people I meet inspire me… every day, they make me proud… every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth.

One is lucky to be born in a place where no one is doing it, because then you can say, ‚Well, obviously I can write better than everyone else in high school.‘ You have no idea of the competition.

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he’s well dressed. There ain’t much credit in that.

You make yourself broad. You make yourself appealing. ‚Hey, y’all, I’m cool with everybody.‘ That’s my message.

Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels our own old happy state, and gives its title to an ugly and distorted image.

When I say I’m going to take care of a woman, I don’t just mean physically or sexually or romantically. I’m going to take care of her emotionally and spiritually. I’m going to take care of her in all ways. I take a lot of pride in that today.

I am not designed to come second or third. I am designed to win.

I was poor white trash, no glitter, no glamour, but I’m not ashamed of anything.

That’s when you know you’re the greatest: when you’re the greatest, and people still put odds against you.

Everybody wants to be me. What can I say?

I would honestly say that with all the awards and all the other things that I’ve done in my life, Dollywood is one of the greatest dreams that I’ve ever had come true – I am so proud of that I can’t even begin to tell you, Dollywood is real special to me.

I know who I am, I know what I can and can’t do. I know what I will and won’t do. I know what I’m capable of and I don’t agree to do things that I don’t think I can pull off.

There’s a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.

I’m proud of ‚Stop Making Sense,‘ but it’s a little bit of an albatross; I can’t compete with it, but I can’t ignore it either.

We cannot live being obsessed with what other people think about us. It’s impossible to live like that. Not even God managed to please the entire world.

I am who I am. That’s why my friends and peers respect and appreciate me. I don’t change or cater my actions to fit my surroundings. I’m myself 24/7. People appreciate that.

In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.

The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.

There’s a deceptive sin that can keep us from walking in love: pride. It’s deceptive because when you have pride, you’re usually too proud to admit it. I know this because I used to have teachings on pride and they didn’t sell well.

I still think I am the greatest.

The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity.

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.

There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

I realized quickly what Mandela and Tambo meant to ordinary Africans. It was a place where they could come and find a sympathetic ear and a competent ally, a place where they would not be either turned away or cheated, a place where they might actually feel proud to be represented by men of their own skin color.

I’m not going to say I’m cool, because I don’t really feel that. I just don’t care at all, and I guess that’s what people think is cool.

I think I write in a fairly self-confident manner.

If I feel anxious every time someone is staring at me, well, I can’t control what they stare at, but my reaction is, I’m just not going to go outside the house. I’m going to stay in and chill. And when I do go out, I understand what comes along with that.

I hope I would not be so arrogant as to doubt anyone’s religion or belief.

People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.

I have never been bewildered for long in any fight with our enemies – I was Armed with Insight.

Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.

There is a danger that threatens everyone in the church, all of us. The danger of worldliness. It leads us to vanity, arrogance and pride.

What really motivates people at Facebook is building stuff that they’re proud of.

I worked with someone who told me they’d never like me. But for some reason, I just felt like I needed her approval. So I started changing myself to please her. It made me stop being social and friendly. I was so unhappy.

I’m sick of the tabloids‘ saying I obsess over guys. Why would you obsess over guys? They don’t like it.

You’ll never rise any higher than the way you see yourself.

I should be a postage stamp, because that’s the only way I’ll ever get licked. I’m beautiful. I’m fast. I’m so mean I make medicine sick. I can’t possibly be beat.

All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words ‚Ich bin ein Berliner!‘