Despite Quotes

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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
Every now and then, I'll meet an escapee, someone who has broken free of self-centeredness and lit out for the territory of compassion. You've met… — Marc Ian Barasch
Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience in the New World. In a land so inescapably and inhospitably cold, hockey is the chance of life,… — Stephen Leacock
Don't wait until you're not afraid of something to do it. Do it despite the fear and you'll start to develop a 'fearlessness muscle'. — Arianna Huffington
Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last… — Dave Barry
What an anchor is to a ship, hope is to the soul. Both ships and souls are kept safe by a firm, secure anchor that… — June Hunt
Despite everybody who has been born and has died, the world has just gone on. I mean, look at Napoleon -but we went right on.… — Bob Dylan
Despite our preparation, indeed, despite our age, [the death of a parent] dislodges things deep in us, sets off reactions that surprise us and may… — Joan Didion
Estimates suggest that from 20 to 50 million Americans routinely, albeit illegally, smoke marijuana without the benefit of direct medical supervision. Yet, despite this long… — Frances M. Young
He, who survives his reputation, lives out of despite himself, like a man listening to his own reproach. — Thomas Paine
Shortly after the birth control pill was approved for public distribution, one woman wrote to John Rock, its inventor, "You should be afraid to meet… — Malcolm Gladwell
The only feasible solution is a political reconciliation... Mr. President, the time is now to put pressure on the Iraqi government to change. That is… — Mike Coffman
Despite the amazing diversity we're blessed with in this country, schools are still in large part segregated because of economic disparity. Sports are one of… — Steve Kerr
Discrimination is discrimination no matter who the victim is, and it is always wrong. There are no special rights in America, despite the attempts by… — Julian Bond
The pavilion that seems to be hiding you from God may be fear of man rather than this desire to serve others. The Savior's only… — Henry B. Eyring
Defeat may prove to have been the only path to resurrection, despite its ugliness. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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