The creative strength is good enough and deep enough to bring itself to flower and to grow in spite of this sickness. — Joanne Greenberg Copy Share Image
In spite of Virtue and the Muse, Nemesis will have her dues, And all our struggles and our toils Tighter wind the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
An intelligent wife can make her home, in spite of exigencies, pretty much what she pleases. — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
Thought depends absolutely on the stomach, but in spite of that, those who have the best stomachs are not the best thinkers. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
The highly ambitious person, in spite of all his successes, always remains dissatisfied, in the same way as a greedy baby is… — Melanie Klein Copy Share Image
A remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good in spite of all the people who say he is… — Robert Graves Copy Share Image
God does not further our spiritual life in spite of our circumstances, but in and by our circumstances. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“If you would have fought like a man you wouldn't have to die like a dog." (Anne Bonny to John "Calico Jack"… — Anne Bonny Copy Share Image
The influence of friendship upon culture differs from that of love, in that it assumes the basic idiosyncrasies of personal taste to… — John Cowper Powys Copy Share Image
When a man and a woman have an overwhelming passion for each other, it seems to me, in spite of such obstacles… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I know only that I was born and exist, and it seems to me that I have been carried along. I exist… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
In spite of this trial, which takes all enjoyment from me, I can never the less, cry out, 'Lord, you fill me… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
We still do not know the mechanics of evolution in spite of the over-confident claims in some quarters, nor are we likely… — Errol White Copy Share Image
Ka found it very soothing: for the first time in years, he felt part of a family. In spite of the trials… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Come on, it's an American tradition. Apple soup? Mom's homemade chicken pie?' She chuckled in spite of herself, then winced. 'It's apple… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
So why do I write, torturing myself to put it down? Because in spite of myself I've learned some things. Without the… — Ralph Ellison Copy Share Image
We are children, perhaps, at the very moment when we know that it is as children that God loves us - not… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
We as outsiders can't differentiate between Sunni and Shi'ah, but leave it to them and they'll get over the difficulty by some… — Gertrude Bell Copy Share Image
One of the delights beyond the grasp of youth is that of Not Going. Not to have an invitation for the dance,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Over the years I've come to understand a few things.. Happiness and strength endure only in the absence of hate. To hate… — Carlin Whisler Copy Share Image
Evolution is a blind giant who rolls a snowball down a hill. The ball is made of flakes-circumstances. They contribute to the… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
For they told you life is hard Misery from the start, It's dull, it's slow, it's painful But I tell you life… — Natalie Merchant Copy Share Image
I am determined, even if they throw mud in my face, never to show any resentment, nor break with them, nor deviate… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
In spite of everything, there is still no more wonderful vocation than to continue to tolerate events and to work on in… — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
- in spite of me. So don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet. And don't be surprised if I love… — Kemis Khan Copy Share Image
It doesnt hurt to repeat here the statement, still rejected by many people in spite of its obviousness, that education is a… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
Our lives don't really belong to us, you see -- they belong to the world, and in spite of our efforts to… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
what I remember is the silence in spite of the noise. In my head it might just as well have been a… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
There will always be those who want to make paintings of the human form with all its parts all where they should… — Philip Pearlstein Copy Share Image
“In spite of the fact that she pushed me away again and again, and again and again I crawled to her.” — Bernhard Schlink Copy Share Image
“Tell her not to do something, tell her she couldn't do something, & she'd do it just to spite you.” — J.T. Ellison Copy Share Image
“There are only two ways to love—in spite of yourself, and in spite of the restraining order.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“I could tell myself that I’m doing it because she’ll get back to her feet just to spite me—but the truth is,… — Amie Kaufman Copy Share Image
[On Princess Anne:] Such an active, outdoorsy lass. She loves nature in spite of what it did to her. — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
Every day is a fresh beginning; Listen my soul, to the glad refrain, And in spite of old sorrow and possible pain,… — Sarah Chauncey Woolsey Copy Share Image
As a decrepit father takes delight To see his active child do deeds of youth, So I, made lame by fortune's dearest… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Powerful men often succeed through the help of their wives. Powerful women only succeed in spite of their husbands. — Lynda Lee-Potter Copy Share Image
I drew the curtains to conceal the sight of my father's farewell; my spite was sharp as broken glass. — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
“I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze." ( Letter to Cynthia Asquith , November 1913)” — D.H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Vision is the ability to see God’s presence, to perceive God’s power, to focus on God’s plan in spite of the obstacles. — Anonymous Copy Share Image