"We've served the general public well and we go out with our heads held high, " he said.
"I told them they can leave the stadium with their heads held high, " Swiss coach Kobi Kuhn said.
They are quitting their demeaning jobs and walking with their heads held high, no longer invisible to those around them.
But here we are, ten years later, still fighting with our heads held high and our ranks swollen with new recruits.
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Those who walk around with their heads held high not only get the respect of others, they seem also to respect themselves.
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In the coming days, the last American soldiers will cross the border out of Iraq, with honor and with their heads held high.
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Despite losing the game, Rwanda left the Accra Sports Stadium with their heads held high after taking the lead in the 16th minute through Hassan Milly's header from a corner.
Deep in stoppage time McCammon hit the post from Sweeney's free-kick but that was as good as it got for Wise's side, who bowed out with their heads held high.
In a speech in North Carolina to troops who have just returned, Mr Obama hailed the "extraordinary achievement" of the military and said they were leaving with "heads held high".
"No matter what happens, my family and I will face this continuing legal battle as we always have, confident in the truth and with our heads held high in the face of wrongful accusations and unreasonable adversity, " Knox said.
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