I bear a message of challenge, not self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [1992 Republican National Convention Address ("A Whisper of Aids")] Reference
This is a time for celebration, not for self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2009] Reference
We could have used just a touch of post-9/11 self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [The Inaugural Blog] Reference
Part of her self-congratulation had justified itself, for the baby. From Wordnik.com. [Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes] Reference
In the first place we are a good deal given to self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z] Reference
There was no triumphalism; just a quiet tone of self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [Liberal Democrat conference live - Wednesday 22 September] Reference
Add a strain of something very American: oblivious self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [The Underminer: Raid for the Roaches of the Soul] Reference
And she has to do with George W. Bush-style smarm and self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary: "I Am Proud We Stayed The Course Together"] Reference
A smirk of self-congratulation soon decorated Sir Fassade's handsome face. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from the Old Attic] Reference
Daily Kos held a convention last week in Texas full of self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [All Umbrage All the Time] Reference
Dave writes, with an air of self-congratulation and daring, "We love spicy stuff!". From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
If he could not speak at all, his audience would have reason for self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 01, April 2, 1870] Reference
Qwilleran patted his moustache in self-congratulation; it was just as he had guessed. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Came To Breakfast]
I don't see why his election has prompted such an orgy of self-congratulation in America. From Wordnik.com. [Obama isn't black] Reference
But let me also say to all of you, this is not a time for self-congratulation or a time to rest. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President At Income Tax Credit Event] Reference
The impulse made Elfrida almost natural, and Janet perceived this with quick self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [A Daughter of To-Day] Reference
But complacency or self-congratulation can imperil our security as much as the weapons of tyranny. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
Here she wagged her head in self-congratulation at her own astuteness, and Stephen flushed angrily. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905] Reference
Hence the palpable air of triumph and self-congratulation that surrounded the Westchester club last week. From Wordnik.com. [Youch! Right in the Shinnecock] Reference
The Tony Awards, Broadway's annual orgy of self-congratulation, may not be as orgiastic as usual this year. From Wordnik.com. [Broadway: And The Winner Is...No One?] Reference
Nor does the first-person perspective that prevails in this book always dead-end in easy self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary and the Feminine Gaze, Up Close and Personal] Reference
Though hardly disdainful or haughty, Obama has a whiff of entitlement that can border on self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [An Unfamiliar Narrative] Reference
But enough of this self-congratulation, as we've got a lot to cover this week, so let's get on with it, shall we?. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [139] -- Three Years Of FTP] Reference
But, notwithstanding its total failure, till, he had ingenuity enough to discover matter for self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan] Reference
Compliance will not come any time soon -- but that didn't stop both sides 'self-congratulation on last week's deals. From Wordnik.com. [Behind The Boasting] Reference
However, there is no room for self-congratulation, no cause to relax the campaign to end South Africa's 'war on children. From Wordnik.com. [Children of Resistence] Reference
At her request, Walcott escorted her to a seat near her aunt, then smilingly withdrew with much inward self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [At the Time Appointed] Reference
If Wen and his colleagues wait to seize the initiative, there'll be little cause for self-congratulation in the years to come. From Wordnik.com. [Analysis: Too Soon To Celebrate] Reference
Of course, this regret is mingled with his usual self-congratulation on the purity with which he means to manage his province. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order] Reference
Separately, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said now is not the time for "premature victory parades or self-congratulation.". From Wordnik.com. [Obama Marks End of Iraq Combat Mission] Reference
He saw glances interchanged again; he could see relief, or perhaps satisfaction, or perhaps self-congratulation in those glances. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower And The Crisis]
And, while I know it sounds like liberal self-congratulation, there's also a basic difference in how the two sides see the world. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: GOP Frontrunners Still Edging Out Top Dems] Reference
THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION has been celebrating its 50th anniversary this season with much hoopla and self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [Nothing But Rim] Reference
There was, in this sense, something deeply Orwellian about last week's orgy of self-congratulation over the balanced-budget agreement. From Wordnik.com. [Balancing Act] Reference
But I want to say, as a I say every time, the Democratic Party is not the party of self-congratulation; it is the party of forward motion. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President At Dnc Dinner] Reference
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