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Despite a few really bad days we had quite a lot of fun making Low, especially when all the radical ideas were making sense and… — Tony Visconti
Despite reforms in steroid control, serious problems still occur in and out of baseball. — Jim Sensenbrenner
At about the age of seven … I wrote exactly the kinds of stories I was reading: All my characters were white and blue-eyed, they… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo… to give a voice to… — Shirley Chisholm
Marilyn always dreamt of being an actress. She didn't, by the way, dream of being just a star. She dreamt of being an actress. And… — Lee Strasberg
I don't think young people are as demoralized as the media and government would like us to think. The obvious sign of that is how… — Thom Yorke
My country's history, Mr. President, tells us that it is possible to fashion unity while cherishing diversity, that common action is possible despite the variety… — Henry A. Kissinger
They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But… — Valentina Tereshkova
My sister accommodates me, never reproaches me with her doctrine, never tries to change me. She accepts and loves me, despite our differences. — Joy Harjo
Always walking along despite the dangers and adversities, despite the injustices and horrors, trusting in God so as not to despair of men and events. — Tariq Ramadan
Frankly, despite my horror of the press, I'd love to rise from the grave every ten years or so and go buy a few newspapers. — Luis Bunuel
Despite all that good news, there's plenty of horror stories being told. All of them are untrue, but they're being told all over America, — Harry Reid
Despite a decade of criticism and budget cuts, the specialised UN agencies have far more expertise and hands-on experience than any other organisations in the… — Jeffrey Sachs
It seemed to me that all things were possible on the island, all tyrannies and cruelties, though in small; and if, in despite of what… — J M Coetzee
Despite popular opinion, there are no important parallels between Madonna and Monroe, who was a virtuoso comedienne but who was in secure, depressive, passive-aggressive, and… — Camille Paglia
Women are the more important members of relationships. Women are the survivors, the nurturers and the bosses, despite men pretending it's a male dominated society. — Ray Martin
Global warming has melted the polar ice caps, raised the levels of the oceans and flooded the earth's great cities. Despite its evident prosperity, New… — Godfried Danneels
Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land! Whose heart hath ne'er… — Walter Scott
Love seeketh only self to please, To bind another to its delight, Joys in another's loss of ease, And builds a Hell in Heaven's despite. — William Blake
Halloween will be a slam-dunk for merchants despite the weakening consumer spending trends. — Richard Hastings
My mom died of cancer when I was really young. I'm not someone who tries to work out their own stuff with a role, but… — Sarah Polley
Let no-one define how you see yourself...save God alone. See yourself through His eyes and His strength, and you'll see who you can be despite… — Tamera Alexander
What's curious about the left's current obsession with Timothy McVeigh is that it proves that - despite a frantic search for 15 years - liberals… — Ann Coulter
The principal sponsors of the terrorists are not religious fanatics. "Palestine's Yasser Arafat, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, and Syria's Assad family have made themselves the icons… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
It was a wonderful time to be young. The 1960s didn't end until about 1976. We all believed in Make Love, Not War. We were… — Margot Kidder

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