Spite Quotes

844 quotes by 654 authors

In spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser and happier… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him. — Stanislaw Lem
I paint people, not because of what they are like, not exactly in spite of what they are like, but how they happen to be. — Lucian Freud
But the - look, I think that this - the United States of America is still the most powerful economy in the world. It is… — Jay Carney
The question may seem embarrassing, but it can be answered in a few words. For two people to live in peace they must both want… — Errico Malatesta
Everyday there are people in our world that do absolutely amazing things. People of all ages are very capable of doing tremendous, courageous things in… — Mairead Corrigan
In spite of our sinfulness, in spite of the darkness surrounding our souls, the Grace of the Holy Spirit, conferred by baptism in the name… — Seraphim of Sarov
If God wishes to reveal the love that he harbors for the world, this love has to be something that the world can recognize, in… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
London, black as crows and noisy as ducks, prudish with all the vices in evidence, everlastingly drunk, in spite of ridiculous laws about drunkenness, immense,… — Paul Verlaine
Human nerves quickly get accustomed to the most unusual conditions and circumstances and I noticed that quite a number of men actually fell asleep from… — Fritz Kreisler
Normal social behavior requires that we be able to recognize identities in spite of change. Unless we can do so, there can be no human… — Kenneth Lee Pike
Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can… — Abraham Lincoln
We made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it will prove to… — Robert E. Lee
Can you avoid knowledge? You cannot! Can you avoid technology? You cannot! Things are going to go ahead in spite of ethics, in spite of… — Jose Manuel Rodriguez Delgado
Cowards never won heaven. Do not claim that you are begotten of God and you have His royal blood running in your veins unless you… — William Gurnall
In spite of food fads, fitness programs, and health concerns, we must never lose sight of a beautifully conceived meal. — Julia Child
What makes the theory of relativity so acceptable to physicists in spite of its going against the principle of simplicity is its great mathematical beauty.… — Paul Dirac
Climbing is a great game-great not in spite of the demands it makes, but because of them. Great because it will not let us give… — Royal Robbins
All men are, at times, influenced by inexplicable sentiments. Ideas haunt them in spite of all their efforts to discard them. Prepossessions are entertained, for… — Charles Brockden Brown
It is frightfully hard to explain to Protestants that if you give Roman Catholics a good job and a good house, they will live like… — Unknown Author

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