Despite Quotes

Hope grows in us, despite our moments of darkness, regardless of our regular bouts of depression.

In the final analysis, despite our diversity, there is only one type of vegan -- a person who is committed to and practices a reverence and respect for all life.

I imagined what it would be like to hold a butterfly in your hands something bejeweled and treasured and to know that despite your devotion it was dying by degrees.

Mysterious in the light of day, nature retains her veil, despite our clamours: That which she does not willingly display cannot be wrenched from her with levers, screws and hammers.

The fact that equities are being sold down, despite the lowest interest rates in recent history, simply means that the market doesn't see growth ahead for -very many businesses.

Despite the never ending play of conscious correction and instruction, the surrounding atmosphere and spirit is in the end the chief agent in forming manners.

I think the only way we retain credibility with the Arab world is to say, 'When push came to shove, despite the mistakes we made in the past, we are with you in democracy.'

I see loyalty - roughly perseverance in relational commitments despite the cost of such perseverance - as an important human value/virtue. Think of it as a kind of relational glue.

I usually save these answers [on the institution of marriage] for my Barbara Walters Special, but she didn't call so I've never been engaged, despite popular belief.

Despite claims by some to the contrary, we have heard numerous times in hearings and briefings by experts that existing technologies do not fully or effectively detect nuclear material.

Despite occasional policy differences between us, I have long respected Jim Jeffords' integrity, and his conscientious service to his constituents and to the nation.

Despite some struggles of our own, Americas business and economic system remains the envy of much of the world.

Perhaps 'Big Bang' fans feel so protective of the show because it is, despite being a hit show on a big network, something of a word-of-mouth phenomenon.

Despite the usual idea of a figure skater, I have no rhythm when it comes to even walking off the ice. I fall off curbs all the time.

Despite his infirmities, Strom Thurmond showed up to work every day and did not miss a Senate vote in his final year, though no one is sure if a shouted 'Bingo!' counted as a yea or a nay.

Despite the vast expanse of shoreline in this country, more than 90 percent of the seafood Americans eat is imported.

Here we are - despite the delays, the confusion, and the shadows en route - at last, or for the moment, where we always intended to be.

Few people have courage enough to appear as good as they really are. Most people confuse greatness with power, despite the fact that greatness has nothing to do with power.

Experience shows that after a disaster it is particularly difficult with the Americans, who appear to be quite cowardly despite their Rambo films.

I moved to Charlotte at a young age, and despite how much I like Charlotte, I've always had a fascination with my hometown.

Despite the knowledge that her affections were unattainable, I couldn't help but be drawn to try.

My intimate knowledge of the [UN] system allowed me to get things done despite the many obstacles.

Despite all the progress of civilization, women have remained exactly as they emerged from the hand of Nature.

Despite the fact that feminists say they're not getting a fair deal, women are still very powerful.

Despite rumors to the contrary, a mime is actually a very satisfying thing to waste.

The Chinese nation has always pursued a life in harmony with other nations despite differences.

[I talk politics with Ted Turner] quite often. Usually with a great deal of excitement, because he has one political view and I have another. Despite our politics,we've agreed to be friends.

Temperament, like liberty, is important despite how many crimes are committed in its name.

As it is natural to believe many things without proof, so, despite all proof, is it natural to disbelieve others.

Despite my lovely diction I am going to die.

India is a functioning democracy despite its extreme poverty, India has stayed the course.

Despite their cool poses they wear their cravings on the outside, like the suckers on a squid. They want it all.

In the city, I wake bolt upright in the small hours, convinced that intruders are marauding through our apartment despite Swiss bank-style security arrangements.

Like a painter, a filmmaker should change their format, their support, despite their career they shouldn't be stuck in a system that is stuck in the past.

A REASSURING ANNOUNCEMENT Please, be calm, despite that previous threat. I am all bluster - I am not violent. I am not malicious. I am a result.

I think those of us who use language are always trying for this, trying to keep everything from floating away by trying to write about it despite failure.

Despite the persistent image of the architect as a heroic loner erecting monumental edifices through sheer force of will, the building art has always been a highly cooperative enterprise.

Somehow the body keeps life going despite the ravaging negations of the mind.

We consciously decide whether to consider people; we fall in love despite ourselves; we entirely fail to fall in love with people who fall in love with us. It is a mightily complicated business.

It is not science that has destroyed the world, despite all the gloomy forebodings of the earlier prophets. It is man who has destroyed man.

We grow despite the horror that we feed upon our own tomorrow. We grow.

Mostly, what I have learned so far about aging, despite the creakiness of one's bones and cragginess of one's once-silken skin, is this: Do it. By all means, do it.

Only a fool is never afraid, Frank. Heroes are the people who carry on despite their fear, because they know the job’s got to get done

Despite the boredom of the infinity, we want life not shorter than the eternity!

The two horsewomen of the apocalypse still win, despite their dwindling numbers.

Despite failing to get bin Laden, the U.S. government and media portrayed the early Afghanistan war as a great victory.

I manage to scrape together a private life, despite the press.

Despite my professional experience, the fifteen-hour workdays, and a successful new show that I had helped build, MSNBC was still refusing to pay me what I was worth.

I hope and pray that despite an unhealed past full of atrocities and deep divisions in the present, God can and will make "the distant near" and a "brother of the stranger" in America's future.

Endorsed by Bob Jones, despite calling Mormonism a "cult".