Despite Quotes · Page 12

Everything I ever worried about turned out exactly as it was going to, despite my anxious moments to the contrary.

— Wayne Dyer

The problem was to get judges who were not afraid to prosecute Saddam despite intimidation and threats.

— Hoshyar Zebari

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

— John S. Watson

A true friend is one who likes you despite your achievements.

— Arnold Bennett

Despite the development of chess theory, there is much that remains secret and unexplored in chess.

— Vasily Smyslov

The other side of it is that, despite all that, people reach out to poetry at the key moments in their lives.

— Paul Muldoon

Despite all those years of abusing your lungs, your kidneys, your liver the only thing you've had removed is your kids.

— Kate Walsh

I don't support gay marriage despite being a conservative. I support gay marriage because I am a conservative.

— Jens Spahn

I can't understand how anyone is able to paint without optimism. Despite the general pessimistic attitude in the world today, I am…

— Hans Hofmann

Because of its phantom nature, and despite elaborate defense mechanisms, the ego is very vulnerable and insecure, and it sees itself as…

— Eckhart Tolle

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

— Max Lerner

The beginning of political wisdom is the realization that despite everything you’ve always been taught, the government is not really on your…

— Robert Higgs

Despite my critical take on the city, I love Delhi, on the whole - love its monuments, love how easily graspable the…

— Karan Mahajan

Plenty of funds have fine long-term returns despite being tax-inefficient and generally costly. But a dirty secret is this: Average, no-load fund…

— Kenneth Fisher

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

— Johnny Weir

And despite the fact that the basis of this mathematical way of thinking in art is in reason, its dynamic content is…

— Max Bill

As N.Y.C. Public Advocate, I released a report that showed that stop-and-frisks of African Americans in 2012 were barely half as likely…

— Bill de Blasio

I've come to believe that everything worth achieving is beyond one's capacity - or seems so at first. The thing is to…

— Elia Kazan

Reading Don Quixote can be compared to an indefinite visit from your most impossible senior relative, with all his pranks, dirty habits,…

— Miguel de Cervantes

I will light candles this Christmas, Candles of joy, despite all sadness, Candles of hope where despair keeps watch. Candles of courage…

— Howard Thurman

Though determinants and matrices received a great deal of attention in the nineteenth century and thousands of papers were written on these…

— Morris Kline

Despite the array of groups and organizations working on global warming, we are still missing a key element: the movement. Along with…

— Bill McKibben

Some people, of course, can be happier with the cars, the fancy threads, the hilltop mansion, and the other status symbols of…

— George Harrison

I like BuzzFeed, and I understand the pressure that online reporters are under. But I think everyone agrees that, despite all the…

— Michael Moore

On every level, despite differences in personalities and jobs, every single human being needs recognition and support.

— Adele Scheele

Despite the fact that I haven't watched a lot of serials, I always wanted to work in them.

— Sara Khan

I'm a great believer in fate. I think things happen in spite of, and despite, yourself.

— Randolph Scott

Despite her absence in my life, I often wonder if she really knows how much of me still belongs to her.

— Anonymous

Things will get better - despite our efforts to improve them.

— Will Rogers

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

— John Engler

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

— Joan D. Chittister

Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable.

— Diane Ackerman

“And despite the fact that I routinely tried to deny it, I felt something for him”

— Becca Fitzpatrick

Barack Obama went high, despite Donald Trump's best efforts to bring him down.

— Hillary Clinton

I think I became [writer] despite myself - tricking myself into it, really.

— Vera Nazarian

I've ended up becoming my mother in some respects, despite my eight years of analysis!

— Carla Bruni

Another thing: despite my youthful appearance, I am quite capable of making decisions.

— Lara St. John

Despite being through 100 hurdles, I have stood up for myself.

— Rakhi Sawant

“He marveled at the indifference of the world, the way it kept on, despite everything.”

— Anthony Doerr

Despite winning the world championship, it has not altered the reality of the situation.

— Wayne Huizenga