Amanda Lindhout Quotes

I've always been a proud man.

I have got my pride to defend.

As long as you've got pride, you're good.

I'm no chump.

I've never been a conceited person or cocky, never felt boastful, but I always had a sense of self-worth; I always had a real sense of myself.

I had a lot of self-confidence.

I have a natural resistance to being humiliated.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

When I severe my connections with the A.I.A. I do so with my own self respect, as a matter of pride and I am sure within your knowledge of my character.

I would rather have honesty and character than prestige and wealth. I can walk and ride the streets of this city, hold my head up, and look all men in the face.

No strength within, no respect without.

My goal is just to be respected as a man when I walk down the street with my family. I don't care what your job is, you're not gonna talk down to me, you're not gonna try to get a rise out of me. I'm a man first. And in establishing that, some interesting things have happened.

I've got nothing to be ashamed of.

Self-respect is a commodity worth cleaving to.

It's my attitude! Everybody wants it.

I'm not ashamed of myself.

Just because I believed in what I was doing on the field and dedicated myself to playing the game, does that mean I'm cocky? Does that mean I'm arrogant?

There are some people whose opinion I value and respect and it would be very bothersome if I forfeited their respect. But the general public? I'm not preoccupied with the opinions of others.

I feel pretty confident in my own ability.

I used to say in the cabinet room, 'confidence is not like a can of Popeye spinach - you can't take the top off and swallow it down.' You know, confidence has to be earned.

I'm tired of defending my character. I am what I am.

Men secretly respect a woman who is strong, has confidence and has dreams of her own. There's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is.

At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore.

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

It is hard to imagine Thomas Kinkade as anything less than supremely self-assured.