Despite Quotes

Despite its simple and humble design, Zik is certainly today one of our most successful products in terms of intuitive ergonomics.

This is a moral universe, which means that, despite all the evidence that seems to be to the contrary, there is no way that evil and injustice and oppression and lies can have the last word.

Despite a decade of criticism and budget cuts, the specialised UN agencies have far more expertise and hands-on experience than any other organisations in the world.

But a big paradigm shift is staring us in the face. If I left things to someone else despite having my own thoughts on it, I wouldn't be true to myself.

Despite the state of denial exhibited by most Democrats, Americans all across the nation acknowledge that changes are necessary to preserve Social Security for today's younger workers.

The countries that have collected the most development aid are also the ones that are in the worst shape. Despite the billions that have poured in to Africa, the continent remains poor.

Despite reforms in steroid control, serious problems still occur in and out of baseball.

Comedy Central made me delete the Boston Marathon joke. I wasn't happy about it but, despite popular belief, I can occasionally be a team player.

Tap into what you don't want to say. Tap into that secret place, despite the agony, despite the personal pain, over and above the fatigue.

I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you.

Despite the staunchest, most venerable defenses, we can never completely subdue death anxiety: it is always there, lurking in some hidden ravine of the mind.

Despite all our toil and progress, the art of medicine still falls somewhere between trout casting and spook writing.

My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you.

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

My drawing began as a way to count my blessings. To study, capture, catalog the things that, despite it all, make my life rich.

True religion teaches us to reverence what is under us, to recognize humility and poverty, and, despite mockery and disgrace, wretchedness, suffering, and death, as things divine.

Despite the fact that I had a writing background, they didn't want to accept whatever ideas I had as a writer.

I can't understand how anyone is able to paint without optimism. Despite the general pessimistic attitude in the world today, I am nothing but an optimist.

Despite these hurdles, manufacturers in the U.S. and their employees are doing remarkable work.

Everyone has their weak spot. The one thing that, despite your best efforts, will always bring you to your knees, regardless of how strong you are otherwise.

In both places [Paraguay and Newfoundland] people rise despite everything - both are pretty tough environments.

I've always hid behind the music despite the fact that I have a huge personality. I'm thrilled that the music is bigger than me and will outlive and outlast me. It frees me up to take risks.

I've had every advantage in the world, despite the 18 years of silence which were nobody's fault but mine.

I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing.

On the one hand, young theatre directors were coming to television theatre, because they wanted to get closer to the cinema, despite having studied and worked for the theatre.

Despite what the pundits want us to think, contested primaries aren't civil war, they are democracy at work, and that's beautiful.

With, or despite our scars, we stay alive.

Despite the negativity coming from the President's opponents, the United States remains fully committed to assisting the Iraqis in restoring security and rebuilding their nation.

Simplicity is not an objective in art, but one achieves simplicity despite one's self by entering into the real sense of things.

My kids are in front of the computer 247 despite having all the parental control. There is no way to stop the flow of information. The flow of information is too fast and too much.

For some reason, we see divorce as a signal of failure, despite the fact that each of us has a right, and an obligation, to rectify any other mistake we make in life.

Foul fiend of France and hag of all despite, Encompassed with thy lustful paramours, Becomes it thee to taunt his valiant age And twit with cowardice a man half dead?

Science is so powerful that it drags us kicking and screaming towards the truth despite our best efforts to avoid it.

Conservatives, despite their increasingly powerful presence on cable TV and talk radio, feel excluded and disregarded by the longstanding preponderance of liberal voices on public television.

Despite recent media reports that have clouded, or even misrepresented, the facts, there is compelling evidence that al-Qaida and Iraq have been linked for more than a decade.

I have no interest in anyone who wants to criticise me, or doesn't like me despite never having met me.

Creation never ceased on the sixth evening, it occurs to the young man. Creation unfolds around us, despite us and through us at the speed of days and nights. And we call it love.

Television, despite its enormous presence, turns out to have added pitifully few lines to the communal memory.

Despite very harsh living conditions and the trauma of what they went through, they [Sudanese refugees] had a lot of dignity

Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it.

You know a great many things in dreams, often despite the evidence of your eyes. You just know them.

We therefore must keep the faith, despite the defeat of policies, because men pass with their policies whilst generations follow each other.

It is an important part of our life’s experience to develop the strength, courage, and integrity to hold fast to truth and righteousness despite the buffeting we may experience.

Despite our differences, I know that both Republicans and Democrats love America.

We have all loved a guy we know has issues. Despite popular opinions, until we give it a final try, the relationship will always be in the 'what if' stage.

Virtue is but heroic bravery, to do the thing thought to be true, in spite of all enemies of flesh or spirit, in despite of all temptations or menaces.

Brand is everything, the stuff you want to communicate to consumers and the stuff you communicate despite yourself.

Despite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year.

My chief occupation, despite appearances, has always been love.

It's a good time to be making movies, despite the cynicism people have about Hollywood.