Spite Quotes

844 quotes by 654 authors

In spite of the opinions of certain narrow-minded people who would shut up the human race upon this globe, we shall one day travel to… — Jules Verne
The whole procedure [of shooting rockets into space] . . . presents difficulties of so fundamental a nature, that we are forced to dismiss the… — Richard van der Riet Woolley
Nonsense is an assertion of man's spiritual freedom in spite of all the oppressions of circumstance. — Aldous Huxley
But it is only in epic tragedies that gloom is unrelieved. In real life tragedy and comedy are so intermingled that when one is most… — Georgette Heyer
None of us need one more person bashing or pointing out where we have failed or fallen short. Most of us are already well aware… — Marvin J. Ashton
If the Resurrection is resurrection from the dead, all hope and freedom are in spite of death. — Paul Ricoeur
We wait all these years to find someone who understands us, I thought, someone who accepts us as we are, someone with a wizard's power… — Richard Bach
All miracles are promised to faith, and what is faith except the audacity of will which does not hesitate in the darkness, but advances towards… — Eliphas Levi
There was more courage in bearing trouble than in escaping from it; the brave and the energetic cling to hope, even in spite of fortune;… — Tacitus
The founding of libraries was like constructing more public granaries, amassing reserves against a spiritual winter which by certain signs, in spite of myself, I… — Marguerite Yourcenar
I find it strangely beautiful that the camera with its inherent clarity of object and detail can produce images that in spite of themselves offer… — Joel Meyerowitz
We take the side of science in spite of the patent absurdity of some of its constructs, in spite of its failure to fulfill many… — Richard Lewontin
I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters. I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones… — Emily Giffin
Out of pure spite we pretty much always said the opposite of what the other said, no matter what they said, only to mark distance.… — Varg Vikernes
No matter how many good deeds we preform, they arenâ€™t the ticket to earning Godâ€™s favor. God graces us in spite of what we do… — Bill Courtney
Becoming is the action that births our womanhood, rather than passive act of being born (an act none of us has a choice in). This… — Janet Mock
When the winds of adversity come, remember one thing--kites fly the very highest against the wind. Kites don't fly in spite of opposition, kites fly… — John By
Learning how to love your neighbor requires a willingness to draw on the strength of Jesus Christ as you die to self and live for… — John C. Broger
Courage, contrary to popular belief, is not the absence of fear. Courage is the wisdom to act in spite of fear.... — Peter McWilliams
What impressed me particularly in Vienna was the strict order everywhere. No mob disturbances of any kind, in spite of the greatly increased liberty and… — Fritz Kreisler

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