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The moment you say, "We are proud. I'm proud to be this, and I'm proud to be that," what you're saying is we're almost as good as the others. "Almost" always means not quite.


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This page presents the quote "The moment you say, &quot;We are proud. I'm proud to be this, and I'm proud to be that,&quot; what you're saying is we're almost as good as the others. &quot;Almost&quot; always means not quite.". Author of this quote is Harry Hay. This quote is about moments, mean, proud,.