Family Pride Quotes

You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.

I was never going to do anything that would have brought shame to my family. I owed too much, and I wanted them to be proud to say that they were Bruno Sammartino's mother and father.

The Forsytes were resentful of something, not individually, but as a family; this resentment expressed itself in an added perfection of raiment, an exuberance of family cordiality, an exaggeration of family importance, and the sniff. Danger so indispensable in bringing out the fundamental quality of any society, group, or individual was what the Forsytes scented; the premonition of danger put a burnish on their armour. For the first time, as a family, they appeared to have an instinct of being in contact, with some strange and unsafe thing.

I'm proud of what my brother has done. His success motivates me. He's a world champion.

My motivation is being unified heavyweight champion of the world, making New Zealand and my family proud.

My son is a professional musician now.

If I wasn't Eddie Albert's son, I'd be someone else's. It gave me a chance to do a lot of traveling, but mostly I'm glad I'm his son because he's such a good man.

For my dad to say he's proud of me - in English - is a really big deal.

All I ever wanted to do was to do something good so that my parents could be proud of me.

The best cookies of all in the world are the ones my daughter Sally makes. They come out all uniform with nice little air holes.

I went to Brooklyn College as an education major. It was a big deal in the family, but really, I was living for Mom and Dad.

I come from a military family, where service is seen as a badge of honor.

No man is nobler born than another, unless he is born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition. They who make such a parade with their family pictures and pedigrees, are, properly speaking, rather to be called noted or notorious than noble persons. I thought it right to say this much, in order to repel the insolence of men who depend entirely upon chance and accidental circumstances for distinction, and not at all on public services and personal merit.

The one thing I would hope would go on my tombstone is, 'I made my parents proud.'

I am proud to be their child. It is very inspiring for me. I am inspired by my mom and dad.

It's a parent's dream come true to watch your sons play at the highest level of college basketball.

I'm from a wrestling family, a wrestling dynasty. And as biased as that may be, I firmly believe I am from the greatest wrestling family of all time.

I want my grandchildren to be proud of me. That's the main thing.

My mom says: 'Why aren't you a doctor?' and I'm like, 'I am a doctor!' and she's all, 'No, I mean a real doctor.' She reads my books, but she says they give her a headache.

I think about my daughter when I'm doing stuff, and I want to see it through her eyes, and I want her to be proud of me, for what I do.

It's beyond my wildest dreams to come out, represent my family, my father and the music of Led Zeppelin.

My dad went to the Olympics, so he has that one over me. So if I go there, I'm pretty sure he has nothing to say anymore.

If I ever spat at an opponent, I'd never be able to show my face to my family ever again.

I couldn't be more proud of my little sister and the mother she is and am also incredibly proud of my mom and the huge influence she's had on myself, my sisters, and now her grandchildren.

I grew up in a very high-achieving family. I have a brother who's a Harvard-educated cardiothoracic surgeon. My other brother is a two-time Olympian, fifth-round draft pick for the Philadelphia Eagles, and an entrepreneur and philanthropist.