Despite Quotes

1296 Despite quotes by 1034 unique authors

She knew I could tell with one glance, one look, one simple instant. It was her eyes. Despite the thick makeup, they were still dark-rimmed.,… — Sarah Dessen
If you ever put a student at this school in danger again-' 'Oh, I thought you Gallagher Girls were immune to danger.' Despite the hundred… — Ally Carter
Creation never ceased on the sixth evening, it occurs to the young man. Creation unfolds around us, despite us and through us at the speed… — David Mitchell
One of the remarkable things about love is that, despite very irritating people writing poems and songs about how pleasant it is, it really is… — Daniel Handler
And then, despite everything, I smiled and looked at the note and knew that spring would come —it always does. so I stared out that… — Ally Carter
You don't believe me?" Jace asked. "Fine. Go ahead. Kiss me right now." Alec stared at him in horror. "Exactly. Despite my staggering good lucks,… — Cassandra Clare
I would have assumed you understood, despite our vague suggestions otherwise, we do not welcome constructive criticism. — David Thorne
You tell them what a happy ending consists of, which is always individual success. You tell them that nothing irrational exists in this world, which… — Scarlett Thomas
Despite all philosophical differences, all major world religions have the same potential to create good human beings. — Dalai Lama
For too long, and despite what people told me, I had fallen for what the culture said about beauty, youth, features, heights, weights, hair textures,… — Anne Lamott
I think this is the way love feels to people like you and me. Threatening and dangerous. We have to be in control, and love… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt. — Haruki Murakami
The reason this system can’t be overthrown in this country,” Walter said, “is all about freedom. The reason the free market in Europe is tempered… — Jonathan Franzen
It is not the diamonds or the birds, the people or the potatoes; it is not any of the nouns. The miracle is the adverbs,… — Daniel Handler
None of us makes it through this life without problems and challenges—and sometimes tragedies and misfortunes. After all, in large part we are here to… — Thomas S. Monson
Listen carefully to me. Despite popular belief to the contrary, there is absolutely no power in intention...There is no difference in the person who intends… — Andy Andrews
Despite a voluminous and often fervent literature on "income distribution," the cold fact is that most income is not distributed: It is earned. — Thomas Sowell
Despite the fact that an Indonesian island chicken has probably had a much more natural life than one raised on a battery farm in England,… — Douglas Adams
She remembered timidly standing atop the Luthadel city wall, afraid to use her Allomancy to jump off, despite Kelsier's coaxing. Now she could step off… — Brandon Sanderson
He'd barely seen me coming, and despite the horribleness of what I'd just done, I kind of wished one of my instructors had been there… — Richelle Mead
The two horsewomen of the apocalypse still win, despite their dwindling numbers. — Melina Marchetta
a father for whom everything is an unshakable duty, for whom there is a right way and a wrong way and nothing in between, a… — Philip Roth
Prayer or not, I want to believe that, despite all evidence to the contrary, it is possible for anyone to find that one special person.… — Rachel Cohn
Hope is not blind optimism. It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path. It's not sitting… — Barack Obama
Somehow he managed to look cool despite the heat. It made Clary want to smack him. — Cassandra Clare

Who Wrote These Despite Quotes

1,034 authors contributed a total of 1,296 Despite Quotes, led by these top contributors: