The American Pride Quotes

Noemie's oddly proud of her accomplishments, even though she basically admits to being a hack.

Newman's affirmative answer to Tristram's question shows that he's lacking all pretense of humility. The guy knows he's smart.

For Newman, beautiful wife is the greatest object of pride. He wants to show off how awesome he is by nabbing a trophy wife.

Mrs. Tristram is no dummy. She knows exactly how the game is played.

Secretly, Newman loves people thanking him for his generosity. One of the things he's proudest about is being a Bill Gates-level donor.

In other words, Claire gave up a whole lot of money because she's too proud to be besmirched by dirty business dealings. That's the kind of pride we can get behind…although it does ultimately end with her locking herself in a convent rather than, say, marrying for love.

Valentin clearly takes pride in his family's roots, but he has to mention it ever-so-casually to Newman.

Newman doesn't seem to discriminate when it comes to his friends. He's a loyal guy.

Newman's gotten pretty good at reading body language. He can tell exactly how Madame Bellegarde regards him.

Noemie doesn't particularly care about nabbing a handsome husband, but her pride won't allow to stoop below selecting anybody who's filthy rich. Emphasis on the filthy.