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We are proud to have with us the poet lariat of Chicago.
- Richard J. Daley
Power is dangerous unless you have humility.
- Richard J. Daley
What is inherently wrong with the word 'politician'
if the fellow has devoted his life to holding public
office and trying to do something for his people?
- Richard J. Daley
The strength of the Democratic Party of Cook County
is not something that just happened.
- Richard J. Daley
I'm not the last of the old bosses.
I'm the first of the new leaders.
- Richard J. Daley
Television and radio do a wonderful job in focusing
attention on the problems of our society.
- Richard J. Daley
Even the Lord had skeptical members of His party.
- Richard J. Daley
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The policeman isn't there to create disorder;
the policeman is there to preserve disorder.
- Richard J. Daley
Look at our Lords disciples.
One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him.
If our Lord couldn't have perfection,
how are you going to have it in city government?
- Richard J. Daley
The police are not here to create disorder,
they're here to preserve disorder.
- Richard J. Daley
A newspaper is the lowest thing there is.
- Richard J. Daley
We shall reach greater and greater platitudes of achievment.
- Richard J. Daley
No poll can equal the day-to-day visits of the men
and women of the Democratic Party.
- Richard J. Daley
Don't worry if they're Democrats or Republicans.
Give them service and they'll become Democrats.
- Richard J. Daley
They have vilified me, they have crucified me;
yes,
they have even criticized me.
- Richard J. Daley
Good government is good politics.
- Richard J. Daley
We as Democrats have no apologies to make to anyone.
- Richard J. Daley
We all like to hear a man speak out on his convictions and principles.
But at the same time, you must understand that when
you're running on a ticket,
you're running with a team.
- Richard J. Daley
The Democratic Party is the party that opened its arms.
We opened them to every nationality,
every creed.
We opened them to the immigrants.
The Democratic Party is the party of the people.
- Richard J. Daley
We have to face it: in America today the way to have
fun and celebrate is to break a store window and take something.
That's the way it is, today in America,
and we have to accept it.
- Richard J. Daley
Stand Tall, Stand Proud.
Know that you are unique and magnificent.
You do not need the approval of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Do the best you can. Be proud of your accomplishments -
without comparing yourself to others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Don't let anyone else take the measure
of your worth and capabilities.
Always stand proud in who you are.
- Margaret Spellings
Know that you do not need the approval of others.
You are unique and magnificent. Stand tall, stand proud.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
It is not proud. It does not dishonor others,
It is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,
It keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
- Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)
I make my own choices.
I decide what I will and will not do.
I am proud of my independence.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
That I was born to this circle - I am blessed.
That I choose to stand in this circle - I am proud.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
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 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
Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty
out-values all the utilities of the world.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.
- Lauren Bacall
In our home there was always prayer -
aloud,
proud and unapologetic.
- Lyndon B. Johnson
Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends.
- Samuel Pepys
I'm proud of my background, so I hope there will be
more roles where Hispanics are being portrayed.
- Mario Lopez
I am proud to be an American Citizen.
- Robert Purvis
Immortality: A toy which people cry for,
And on their knees apply for, Dispute,
contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right
proud Eternally to die for.
- Ambrose Bierce
Canadians are very proud of me, of my career.
- Karen Kain
People can expect to see a lot of me -
I'm not too proud to stand on corners and hold my campaign signs.
- Albert Wynn
Children are easily influenced, and I always want to
do things I can be proud to show my kids someday.
- Faith Hill
The month of January, we were number one.
Now, this is something we're proud of,
because we recognize we're up against a formidable operation there at CNN.
- Brit Hume
I feel very proud of the work from the '80s because
it is very bright and colorful.
- Annie Leibovitz
Bunny boiler is now part of our language,
and I'm proud of that.
- Glenn Close
I'm really proud of Blair Witch Project as a film,
but as far as the cultural phenomenon of it -
that was just weird luck.
- Joshua Leonard
If you have to pay the bills, and you write something you're not proud of,
use a pen-name for that.
- Dean Koontz
I didn't have anything to do with being born to my mother and father.
But I had a lot to do with Kristin Shepard's notoriety.
I'm proud of the work I did on Dallas.
- Mary Crosby
I'm not so proud to think that anything is unworthy,
and I don't think I was that way 10 years ago.
- Thomas Haden Church
I'm tired, but proud.
- Norman Rockwell
Back then, we didn't know we were poor,
and people were more proud then.
- Loretta Lynn
In the best days of our republic Americans were fiercely
proud of the fact that rich and poor met on such equal terms in so many ways,
and without the slightest trace of hostility.
- Robert Welch
A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to live in it.
A lesser writer may entice them in for a moment,
but soon he will watch them filing out.
- Cyril Connolly
I am proud of the President's leadership.
I am proud to support him in saying:
Yes,
we are going to do what is necessary now when it is
less painful and less expensive.
- Kay Bailey Hutchison
We are all proud of having thus contributed to the
heretofore magnificent successes of our army.
- Gustav Krupp
This world of ours... must avoid becoming
a community of dreadful fear and hate,
and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
I've made a connection with the television audience
by being a proud Latino man.
I am passionate for what I do, courageous in the face of peril,
honest and straightforward.
- Geraldo Rivera
I would say that one of the things that we are proud
of is that we are attracting very interesting guest stars.
One is Tyne Daly, who has done a wonderful job.
- Michael Biehn
My dad was a ham, too.
He could sell those women anything.
Of all his sons, I was the only one he could trust
to sell as well as he could.
I was proud of that.
- Paul Lynde
I'm very proud of what we've done with the State University and the City University.
They're totally different institutions than they were when I took office.
- George Pataki
Europeans say they are proud of their social fabric,
of strong rights for workers and the weak in society.
- David Korten
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your
conduct is mean and paltry;
for whatever a man's actions are,
such must be his spirit.
- Demosthenes
I am most proud of the development of the characters
as personalities that game players could relate to and care about.
- Roberta Williams
A lot of my success comes from black music.
It's something I'm very proud of.
- Michael Bolton
I'm stingy and I'm proud of the reputation.
- Ingvar Kamprad
The flower has opened, has been in the sun and is unafraid.
I'm taking more chances; I'm bold and proud.
- Paula Cole
I am very happy to be signing for the best team in
the world and especially proud to be the first Portuguese player to join United.
- Cristiano Ronaldo
I'm proud of being Hispanic.
- Lisa Guerrero
I am proud of my work for my country.
- Abdul Qadeer Khan
We are proud to say we are racist and hate to see Whites fighting each other.
I oppose the Wars.
- Tom Metzger
Let us make future generations remember us as proud ancestors just as,
today, we remember our forefathers.
- Moo-hyum Roh
I would like to be proud of having written some poems that will be remembered,
but I will never know whether I will have any reason to be proud of that.
- Peter Davison
Proving I'm a good mother is the one achievement I'm most proud of.
It's brought out the best in me.
- Sheena Easton
I'm really happy to be a mom, and I'm proud of the phase I'm in.
- Liz Phair
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