Despite Quotes

1296 Despite quotes by 1034 unique authors

Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable. — Diane Ackerman
I think what separates me from the candidates is the fact that I have a proven track record of being a fighter. A fighting for… — Michele Bachmann
Despite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year. — Joseph Barbera
Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees an individual right… — Bob Barr
It is a well-documented fact that guys will not ask for directions. This is a biological thing. This is why it takes several million sperm… — Dave Barry
Importantly, in the 1930s, in the Great Depression, the Federal Reserve, despite its mandate, was quite passive and, as a result, financial crisis became very… — Ben Bernanke
Despite a large body of work in films, TV, theatre and concerts, I am viewed by many as a Jewish artist. I do not resent… — Theodore Bikel
For some unknown reason, bad-boys draw you in despite the fact that they are jerks. — Alexis Bledel
Simplicity is not an objective in art, but one achieves simplicity despite one's self by entering into the real sense of things. — Constantin Brancusi
Fortunately, somewhere between chance and mystery lies imagination, the only thing that protects our freedom, despite the fact that people keep trying to reduce it… — Luis Bunuel
On buses and trains, I always think about the inexhaustible variety of human genes. We see types, and occasionally twins, but never doubles. All faces… — A. S. Byatt
Despite our high rate of unemployment, 300,000 jobs go unfilled largely because many of the unemployed lack the skills needed today as a result of… — Kim Campbell
It took me less than half a lifetime to realize that regret is one of the few guaranteed certainties. Sooner or later everything is touched… — Jonathan Carroll
Our creator is the same and never changes despite the names given Him by people here and in all parts of the world. Even if… — George Washington Carver
Despite what people might think, I'm not interested in being dark all the time. I'm actually searching for some kind of light, and I'm always… — Nick Cave
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown committed to John Major's spending envelopes in 1997. No-one said that Tony Blair and John Major were identical. This happens… — Nick Clegg
My mother was an extremely creative woman, despite the fact that she lived the life of a rural housewife. — Pedro Almodovar
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. — Maya Angelou
Despite trials, worldly confusion, and caustic voices, we can trust in the Lord and go forward with happy hearts, knowing that with every challenge or… — Elaine L. Jack
Despite my inability to qualify to qualify in South Africa, I did really appreciate the support I got from the IOC particularly the Olympic Solidarity,… — Benjamin Boukpeti
Despite the forecast, live like it's Spring. — Lilly Pulitzer
Cannabis is remarkably safe. Although not harmless, it is surely less toxic than most of the conventional medicines it could replace if it were legally… — Lester Grinspoon
Today, people are talking about many things: the danger of war and frequent clashes, water and air pollution, hunger, the increasing erosion of moral values,… — Fethullah Gulen
I think in both of those situations, it's important as an actor to learn, despite the success I had as a kid, that it's important… — Anthony Michael Hall
Despite the success cult, men are most deeply moved not by the reaching of the goal but by the grandness of the effort involved in… — Max Lerner

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