101+ Best Proud Quotes: Exclusive Selection

Profoundly inspirational proud quotes will get you through anything when the going gets tough and help you succeed in every aspect of life.

Famous Proud Quotes

If you want to feel proud of yourself, then do good. Take action that will make you proud. And if you really want to feel proud, then do something to help someone else. Oseola McCarty

I’m so proud of you that it makes me proud of me. I hope you know that. John Green

Nothing is ever wrong. We learn from every step we take. Whatever you did today was the way it was meant to be. Be proud of you. Oprah Winfrey

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt

Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are. Patricia Velasquez

Be proud of your scars. They remind you that you have the will to live. Paulo Coelho

If you want to be proud of yourself, then do things in which you can take pride. Karen Horney

You don’t have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you. Meryl Streep

Be proud of your scars. They remind you that you have the will to live. Paulo Coelho

They may never say it, but your parents really are proud of you when you follow your heart and chase your dreams. Robert Cheeke

Success is a process for all of us, and as long as you are making consistent progress towards your goals  sincerely giving your best effort more often than not then you are already successful and deserve to feel proud of yourself. Hal Elrod

When people are proud of their speech, be proud of your silence. Luqman

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. Abraham Lincoln

I want you to know something. And I’m not saying this as your boyfriend or even as your friend. I’m saying this because it needs to be said by someone… I’m so proud of you. Colleen Hoover

Don’t stop until you’re proud.

Don’t hide yourself. Stand up, keep your head high and show them what you got! Joe Mari Fadrigalan

Be proud of your choices, not your gifts. Jeff Bezos

You have been given all the good things one must have, be proud of yourself and enjoy your gifts. M.F. Moonzajer

Having a child on the way changes your perspective. You want to do things that will make them proud of you.Holly Madison

If a man is proud of you in public, he will always be proud of you. M.F. Moonzajer

I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I’m proud of, but something I learned from. Randy Johnson

There will be always some extraordinary people in our lives with whom we are proud to be living in the same époque with them! Mehmet Murat Ildan

Being proud of your nationality is like congratulating yourself for inheriting money. Dov Davidoff

Some day you will look back at your struggling days and feel proud of what you have achieved. Avi Jeet Das

I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that. Lauren Bacall

Of course you want your son, your children, to be proud of you. Charlize Theron

A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us. Jane Austen

 I’m proud of you for the times you came in second, or third or you did was the best you have ever done. Fred Rogers

Everyone that is proud in the heart is an abomination. He shall not be unpunished. Proverbs 16:5

Be proud of yourself. Try to eat well and when you cheat, enjoy it! Diane von Furstenberg

But the entertain he can guarantee involves much hard word, listening to feedback and is also a way to make sure he makes his family proud of his work, something very important to him. Mobile Library

Be proud of your valiant day to day struggle. There is no shame in needing support. Jared Padalecki

If a man be great, even his dog will wear a proud look. Japanese Proverbs

Having a child on the way changes your perspective. You want to do things that will make them proud of you. Holly Madison

A man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato plant, the best part of which is underground. Spanish Proverb

My mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone. And while she may be proud of me tonight, I’ve got to tell you, Mom, I’m even more proud of you. Thank you, Mom. Julian Castro

Likeness begets love yet proud men hate one another. Thomas Fuller

I’m very proud of my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn’t have much, but in many ways they were richer the most. John Major

A proud man is a fool in fermentation that swells and boils over like a porridge pot. He sets out his feathers like an owl, to swell and seem bigger than he is. Butler

Your families are extremely proud of you. You can’t imagine the sense of relief they’re experiencing. Gary Bolding

If a man has a right to be proud of anything it is of a good action done as it ought to be, without any base interest lurking at the bottom of it. Sterne

Mama sewed the rags together, sewing every piece with love. She made my coat of many colors that I was proud of. Dolly Parton

Rather than bear the pain of thought, fools stray; The proud will rather lose than ask their way. Churchill

My family is just embarrassingly proud of me. Kristen Stewart

I am very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch. Woody Allen

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us. Jane Austen

He is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, nor can he be wise. John Keats

There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman. Henry Fielding

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity. Herbert Hoover

A man that is ashamed of passions that are natural and reasonable is generally proud of those that are shameful and silly. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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. C. S. Lewis

Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose but are chosen. Sir Henry Taylor

There is such a thing as man being too proud to fight. There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right. Woodrow Wilson

I think it comes down to pride in the end. Not proud, necessarily, that you’re better than everybody else, but that you are tougher than anybody else. That if you lose, you’re going to make whomever you are running against pay. Alberto Salazar

Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament. Imran Khan

We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him. Jane Austen

Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves. Emily Bronte

Someday you will look back at your struggling days and feel proud of what you have achieved. Avijeet Das

I am proud to have been in a business that gives pleasure, creates beauty, and awakens our conscience, arouses compassion, and perhaps most importantly, gives millions a respite from our so violent world. Audrey Hepburn

There will be always some extraordinary people in our lives with whom we are proud to be living in the same époque with them! Mehmet Murat ildan

I am proud to be what I am and humble to accept what I am not. A.S. Joseph Charles

I started being really proud of the fact that I was gay even though I wasn’t. Kurt Cobain

Money makes a person significant and important, it has the ability to make us proud. Sunday Adelaja

I am proud to be an American. Because an American can eat anything on the face of this earth as long as he has two pieces of bread. Bill Cosby

A man given to pride is usually proud of the wrong thing.Henry Ford

He didn’t come out of my belly, but my God, I’ve made his bones, because I’ve attended to every meal, and how he sleeps, and the fact that he swims like a fish because I took him to the ocean. I’m so proud of all those things. But he is my biggest pride. John Lennon

Success is a process for all of us, and as long as you are making consistent progress towards your goals  sincerely giving your best effort more often than not  then you are already successful and deserve to feel proud of yourself. Hal Elrod

If I cannot horrify, I’ll go for the gross-out. I’m not proud. Stephen King

I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again. F. Scott Fitzgerald

I’m proud to be a Democrat. Russ Feingold

Some of the things I’m most proud of, it isn’t because I think it’s my best work; it’s because of something that it’s taught me. Troy Baker

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it. Socrates

I am proud to have been capable of giving people hope again. Francois Hollande

He that is proud eats up himself: pride is his own glass, his own trumpet, his own chronicle. William Shakespeare

The way to be happy is to like yourself, and the way to like yourself is to do only things that make you proud. Mark S. Lewis

As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long. Arnold Schwarzenegger

I am proud to be a role model for my viewers. I am finding out that helping victims is as or more rewarding the all the awards I win. Mariska Hargitay

If you enjoyed making a thing, and you’re proud of the thing you made, that’s enough. Not everyone is going to like it, and that’s okay. Wil Wheaton

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. C. S. Lewis

I’m proud to represent those hands that labor in this country. I’ve given every maid I’ve ever portrayed soul and heart. Lupe Ontiveros

A proud and faithful person wants to be seen with you. If your man isn’t taking you around their normal hangouts, then there could be something going on within the city limits. Maxwell Billieon

I have no prouder boast to say I am Irish and have been privileged to fight for the Irish people and for Ireland. If I have a duty I will perform it to the full with the unshakable belief that we are a noble race and that chains and bonds have no part in us. Francis Hughes

I’m kind of proud of myself. I’ve been able to keep a certain grace about me, even in the times of disgrace and craziness. Pamela Anderson

The key to a happy life is to have accomplishments to be proud of and purpose to look forward to, and at the moment I had both. How wonderful it was to be me. Jeff Lindsay

I want to be known for what I am, black and white because I’m proud of both. Logic

The fact is, my parents loved me, and I wanted to be worthy of their love. I wanted to make them proud. Michael Bergin

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity. Benjamin Franklin

Sometimes we’re at hotels, and I’ll answer the phone. They’ll say, ‘Mr. Ripa, your breakfast is coming upstairs.’ And I’m like, Is my father in law here? But, obviously, I’m proud either way of Ripa or Consuelos. Mark Consuelos

If you do something awesome, you should be proud of yourself. Damon Lindelof

There’s something about my Mexican-American heritage I’m proud of it. Christian Camargo

Work hard and be proud of what you have achieved

Your best champion and cheerleader is yourself. Always be proud of your accomplishments, big or small. Ayanna Howard

The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. Simone Weil

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it. Socrates

I’m most proud of having created something that men never completely get. Cathy Guisewite

I’m proud of myself, people love me and respect me, and I like me. I like who I am. Ellen Greene

I’m proud that somebody like myself has made it to the very top. Christine Lagarde

The most important thing is to be proud of the work that you put into something, and put the ego aside. Alicia Keys

The one thing I am most proud of myself is that I know how to keep my cool and not be intimidated  anyone can be beat. Perdita Felicien

You have to be proud of who you are. Bai Ling