All my life, affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it.
George Bernard Shaw
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It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.
Anne Frank
In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death.
Anne Frank
In spite of everything that has happened, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Anne Frank
In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Anne Frank
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Anne Frank
If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions.
Thomas Jefferson
It will stick with you and show up for better or worse in spite of all you or anyone else can do.
Robert Henri
Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Everything in life is speaking in spite of it's apparent silence.
Hazrat Inayat Khan
I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
Christopher Reeve
Even so, one step from my grave, I believe that cruelty, spite, The powers of darkness will in time, Be crushed by the spirit of light.
Boris Pasternak
Happiness and strength endure only in the absence of hate. To hate alone is the road to disaster. To love is the road to strength. To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness. And may very well be the greatest secret in this universe.
L. Ron Hubbard
It's very encouraging in terms of corporate expectations. Corporate America is willing to bet on future growth prospects overall in spite of the short-term problems that we're going to have.
Tom Burnett
It is because the public are a mass - inert, obtuse, and passive - that they need to be shaken up from time to time so that we can tell from their bear-like grunts where they are - and also where they stand. They are pretty harmless, in spite of their numbers, because they are fighting against intelligence.
Alfred Jarry
Great numbers of Muslims support us in spite of (President) Bush's wish. We have continued to receive support from our Muslim brothers across the globe.
Mullah Dadullah
I am grateful for the swift, professional work by the New York City Police Department. In spite of any efforts to discredit or intimidate me and fellow exchange members opposed to the terms of the merger, we will continue to mount our challenge legally in court.
William Higgins
Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.
Richard Dawkins
Waivers make it more difficult. No manager wants to lose a player for nothing. To lose a player after you've invested all this time and money in him is like cutting your nose off to spite your face.
Trent Yawney
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself as accepted in spite of being unacceptable.
Paul Tillich
Thus, with child to speak, and helpless in my throes, biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite: Fool! said my muse to me, look in thy heart, and write.
Sir Philip Sidney
The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
Victor Hugo
In spite of the fact that we had no legal obligation, we engaged in conversations with them over the summer and made them an offer of a second contract, which they rejected unequivocally.
John Beckman
I don't know if this suit was for sport or for spite, but they've gotten what they deserved, and that's zero.
David Berg
How can we ignore two of our most courageous runners who continued on with conviction and grace in spite of the most dreadful disease ever known: cancer. Sean Delaney and Steve Hancock must always be mentioned in the same breath as all the greats. Sean finished with honor and Steve continues his run. Both remind us that simply being able to run is what this is all about.
Nick Checker
We have to get rid of that one bad inning. It has happened in every game we've lost, but we've also won in spite of it.
Jay Marston
In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.
Laurence J. Peter
In spite of the layoffs at MT Picture Display, we're seeing some positive things in the Elmira area.
Joe Kozlowski
In spite of this tragedy, reducing lead poisoning remains one of the most successful public-health interventions of the past 50 years.
Dan Symonik
As the FTC noted in its recent review of 2002 advertising, illegal underage drinking continued to decline in spite of the increase in alcohol advertising that accompanied the introduction of several new brands that year.
Jeff Becker
It is true that we play in Europe every now and again and that we have to face matches in the league in between these legs but we are at home and we have to go out and get three points in spite of the fact the rivals are tough and are having a good season.
Juande Ramos
The most important thing I want to get out is they should eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables in spite of all these findings.
Karin Michels
Although earlier estimates have been revised up slightly, the new figures confirm that the sector was in technical recession in the first half of 2005. In spite of the minimal increase in output seen in July, the sector is persistently failing to establish a sustainable recovery.
David Kern
We do not want this case to be an ongoing issue during an election year. In spite of the obstacles this decision perpetuates, we will continue to provide aggressive and thorough coverage of our federal, state and local governments.
Tim Franklin
... there is an ecstatic mechanism in birds that makes them fly upwards in spite of worms.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Keep doing good deeds long enough, and you'll probably turn out a good man in spite of yourself.
Louis Auchincloss
That great, overgrown lummox of a Colonel McCormick, mediocre in ability, less than average in brains and a damn physical coward in spite of his size, sitting in the tower of the Tribune building with his guards protecting him while he squirts sewage at men whom he happens to dislike.
Harold L. Ickes
They hear what he has to deal with on the court. And they see how he succeeds in spite of it, and it endears them to him.
Tyrone Slaughter
In spite of the young lineup, we will be competitive and have a quicker overall team. Last year was one of the best Council Bluffs soccer seasons. This year will be new and different.
Gail Andersen
It's amazing that Jenna made all-league last year in the first place because she played the whole season with a stress fracture. To make all-league in spite of her injury was amazing.
Lori Cooper
It is possible to perceive your health as good in spite of what outsiders may objectively see as disability or disease. If you feel you are healthy and have a high quality of life, that is what is most important.
Dr. Truls Ostbye
We are very disappointed with our software sales results. In spite of our best efforts to work closely with the investment community to set reasonable and attainable expectations for the quarter, the softness of the market had a significant impact on our results. Once again, we had several large deals that did not come in at the end of the quarter.
Beth Chappell
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
Paul Tillich
In spite of efforts to deal with that kind of thing, it's still largely a 'buyer beware' situation.
John Eatman
You live in a deranged age, more deranged that usual, because in spite of great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing.
Walker Percy
We always have the expectation that we will work as hard as we can to win as many games a possible. In spite of losing some close games early, this team did improve as the year went on.
Dave Hubert
We grew up on Santana, the Dead and The Meters - good music. We were like, what's up with this deejay thing? What do you say to a deejay - nice record collection? So when we named Vinyl, it wasn't to spite deejays, but it was to say we're going to make you dance, but we are a live band.
Jonathan Korty
The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good.
Robert Graves
We had a few hitches Friday morning that were out of our control, but despite that, everything ran very smoothly and it's been a large success. Vendor response and general productivity was up in spite of the inclement weather.
Jeff Russell
The pejorative term 'political correctness' was adapted to express disapproval of the enlargement of etiquette to cover all people, in spite of this being a principle to which all Americans claim to subscribe.
Judith S. Marin
I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author's political views.
Edith Wharton
In spite of rising costs and the carriers' desire to raise fares to cover those costs, there's going to be some real difficulty in accomplishing that. It does not look like demand is firming up at all. And therefore I see downward pressure on prices.
Dave Swieringa
It shouldn't surprise anyone that in spite of redoubling search-and-rescue efforts, the deaths are soaring.
Claudia Smith
However, in spite of my best attempts to transform my life ... the tumor cells had returned. But now the idea of [another] surgery just feels too barbaric.
Jeannine Walston
It was so demoralizing to lose my body and begin to realize that my whole future may be set on its ear. The thing that helped me was, instead of spending my life thinking about how I can get over (CFS), now I spend my life thinking about how to get around it, and how to succeed in spite of it.
Laura Hillenbrand
It continues to fall from a high of about 900,000 new buyers to the segment in 1994 to about 500,000 in 2005. Additionally, the median age of the minivan buyer, currently 51, is increasing more rapidly than in other segments of the industry. Yet we know that in spite of their stigma, minivans are great vehicles. The fundamentals make total sense. There is no more efficient vehicle.
John Simmons
In spite of the presence of that senior citizen on board.
Curt Brown
Russ Potts is an angry, bitter, spiteful man.
Tim Murtaugh
This lends some comfort to the situation. In spite of slight economic weakness, the Fed sees no need to change its strategy. It's also not going to shut down the economy too quickly.
Jack Ablin
I don't expect them to change their views, and they shouldn't expect us to change our views. The issue is how we work together in spite of that.
Sandy Berger
Nobody can misunderstand a boy like his own mother. Mothers at present can bring children into the world, but this performance is apt to mark the end of their capacities. They can't even attend to the elementary animal requirements of their offspring. It is quite surprising how many children survive in spite of their mothers.
George Norman Douglas
(There are quarterbacks) you win because of, ones you win along with and ones you win in spite of. If you've got one you have to win in spite of, he's usually not the quarterback very long.
Dick Vermeil
I'm so proud to have worked in this movie. (The) movie shows us that love is what makes us very similar in spite of being so different.
Gustavo Santaolalla
U.K. May PPI data are unlikely to move markets markedly, in spite of the large rise in input prices, since this was largely due to the rebound in oil prices.
Neil Parker
We're a microcosm of everything that''s happening everywhere else, ... We're actually winning awards for what we're doing. We're dealing with it. We're keeping our heads a little bit above the water in spite of it all.
Linda Brown
The market is volatile, people are edgy; it's also very, quiet in spite of the volumes. I guess everyone's waiting for a catalyst, something to drive the market at this point.
Irwin Michael
These companies are holding the line or even increasing margins, in spite of escalating energy costs. They are expecting solid revenue growth, and if they can continue to find new ways of dealing with increasing energy prices, these companies can continue to thrive.
Jorge Milo
Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.
William Feather
In spite of your fear, do what you have to do.
Chin ning Chu
It's hard for me to imagine a Latin American country cutting off its nose to spite its face.
Julia Sweig
In spite of clear budgetary constraints, there hasn't been any attempt to reign in defense spending.
Wendell Perkins
In spite of everything, I still believe that people are truly good at heart.
Kurt Huber
While this quarter didn't feature the growth acceleration of the last two, the degree of upside in spite of the impact of buyer confusion over the change in search results is encouraging.
Heath Terry
I'm here to tell you that military families support our troops AND their mission ? in spite of what people like Cindy Sheehan say. Cindy Sheehan certainly doesn't speak for me, our military families or our men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan .
Deborah Johns
In spite of the Gateway announcement, there seems to be some firming in demand for PCs and flash memory. Pricing is starting to improve. And for IT services, capacity utilization is finally starting to improve.
Adam Adelman
[You will cheer:] I know how baseball is played and I know when to cheer -- I don't need to be told, ... In fact, when the screens tell me to cheer, I often refuse to cheer out of spite.
Robert Bailey
I am a sick man... I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man. I believe my liver is diseased.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
We've kind of gotten a cult following at this point, so we sold out in an hour and thirty-six minutes this year, online and as you can see everybody's coming out anyway in spite of the nasty weather.
Katie Watts
They're not doing it out of spite, they're doing it to celebrate, but if I played in the other team and they scored four goals against me I'd think they were making fun of me.
Ivan Helguera
I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze.
David Herbert Lawrence
In spite of my Peace Corps background, my heart really is in the private sector. The commercial world is something that the nonprofit sector can't ignore.
Ted Johnson
In spite of how terrible this has been, a lot of good things are coming out of it.
Karen Jones
In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways.
Edith Wharton
Legend remains victorious in spite of history.
Sarah Bernhardt
In spite of the final outcome, we feel the league-leading Pioneers are beatable and we are looking forward to the return match.
Bill Torni
In spite of our hard work and the launch of [Asheron's Call 2 expansion pack] Legions, AC2 has reached the point where it no longer makes sense to continue the service. We will be officially closing the Asheron's Call 2 service on 12/30/05. Until then, we plan to run live events, but we will not be adding any content or features.
Jeffrey Anderson
It would assuredly make a difference if Christians, in their approach one to another, realized that, in spite of appearances, they were in fact one.
Roland Allen
In spite of advances in technology and changes in the economy, state government still operates on an obsolete 1970s model. We have a typewriter government in an Internet age.
Matt Blunt
In spite of weakness in our major markets, we improved profitability, saw an extremely positive customer response to new John Deere products, and brought down field inventories of used farm equipment.
Robert Lane
It's a sign of the frustration many Alaskans show with Sen. Cantwell and her stance on ANWR. It's highly unlikely we'd cut off our nose to spite her face.
Mike Chambers
You just see that in spite of all that, he's just not catching up to pitches that I know he would have hit in the past.
Jim Beattie
Human kind will prevail. And it will prevail because, in spite of the reaction of history, novels tell that art restores right in us that was disregarded by history. History is being what was, then literature offers what history has not always been.
Carlos Fuentes
It's in the homes of spiteful old widows that one finds such cleanliness.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
I thought it was a very hard-fought game. In spite of some sloppiness on our part, we persevered through it, that's the main thing.
Mike Rasmussen
We're encouraged that many of these patients with SARS are improving, ... In spite of that, we know that this is a very severe illness.
Jim Hughes
I cannot help it;- in spite of myself, infinity torments me.
Alfred De Musset
The results clearly demonstrate the need for signs in our supermarkets to communicate the FDA advice because people are unknowingly purchasing these high-mercury fish, and women of childbearing age and children may be eating them in spite of the FDA's warning.
Jackie Savitz
Here we lived and fed in a family fug, not minding the little space, trod on each other like birds in a hole, elbowed our ways without spite, all talking at once or silent at once, or crying against each other, but never I think feeling overcrowded, being as separate as notes in a scale.
Laurie Lee
The vet says he's perfectly healthy in spite of his weight, and that he's more active than a lot of skinny cats.
Joyce Kirk
It's great that in spite of offers from other top teams Steve has decided in favour of us.
John Lelangue
I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of the critic for five.
James Whistler
We won in spite of ourselves. We're not playing as well as I would like.
Jodi Manore
Gross margins were flat in spite of a fairly easy comparison because of pressure from Reward Zone.
Danielle Fox
It appears to be that their business is chugging along very well in spite of what must be the biggest publicity nightmare a company can face.
Peter Misek
The fact that Mark Fuhrman is a racist and lied about it on the witness stand does not mean that we haven't proven the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. It would be a tragedy if with such overwhelming evidence, ladies and gentlemen, as we have presented to you, you found the defendant not guilty in spite of all that, because of the racist attitudes of one police officer.
Marcia Clark
I have been doing this for 50 years, and I have not found the substantial abuse that the lobbyists for this law seem to have found. The requirements sometimes just appear to be spiteful. They don't have any real basis that I can see.
William Lawson
In spite of everything this season, Kevin (Murphy) comes every night to play. The kids played hard.
Steve Kent
If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.
Karl von Clausewitz
Floyd has informed me that in spite of various offers from other teams he would like to stay with us. Naturally, that's a great compliment for us and motivation at the same time.
John Lelangue
I think it's special that in spite of busy lives and crazy schedules, there is a group of women who continue to make time to connect and celebrate friendship.
Anne Afdahl
I'm confident of this, in spite of all this violence. It's not going to last very long. I think that now that the government has taken action it's going to improve considerably.
Stanley Ho
The improvement came in spite of absorbing additional administrative costs related to corporate reorganization, a bank refinancing, and litigation and severance costs which we consider to be one-time costs unique to the period.
Peter Baker
Dogs that are sick are dying in spite of us.
Sara Sanders
Yes, social friend, I love thee well, In learned doctor's spite; Thy clouds all other clouds dispel, And lap me in delight.
Charles Sprague
Nature admits of no permanence in the relation between man and woman. It is only man's egoism that wants to keep woman like some buried treasure. All endeavors to introduce permanence in love, the most changeable thing in this changeable human existence, have gone shipwreck in spite of religious ceremonies, vows, and legalities.
Leopold Von Sacher masoch
The whole time my mindset was always to try and get better in spite of what was going on, and in spite of what you guys were writing about me. I was just trying to get better because I had no one to answer to but myself.
William Green
There are too many poor in Latin America in spite of economic growth in the region.
Jose Miguel Insulza
Senator Salazar believes punitive measures that are spiteful and petty and don't do anything to rationally reform our national immigration laws are counterproductive.
Cody Wertz
During the quarter, consumers turned to the Internet to find lower rates and better package deals that would keep their vacation plans and business travel plans intact in spite of a weakening economy.
Richard Barton
I hate the phrase 'former porn queen.' That part of my life was a long time ago. Think of something else to call me... I'm successful in spite of my past, not because of it.
Traci Lords
Most of our businesses performed exceptionally well in spite of higher raw material costs and weak European currencies, with 11 of 18 strategic business units delivering double digit earnings growth.
Charles Holliday Jr
The fact that the markets continue to rally in spite of news that is generally OK but not excessively good is a positive.
Mark Herskovitz
In spite of this increase, manufacturing confidence remains the lowest of the five sectors surveyed, indicating that it is still the sector most affected by the strong rand.
Rudolf Gouws
A major league baseball team is a collection of 25 youngish men who have made the major leagues and discovered that in spite of it, life remains distressingly short of ideal.
Roger Kahn
We continue to see people travel in spite of high gas prices. And it doesn't make sense to revise the study, since the results might change hourly.
Martha Rowe Mitchell
The greatest happiness of life it the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
Victor Hugo
But people are still in love with traditional surveys in spite of my repeated advice against them.
Craig Cochran
It was a pretty good turnout in spite of the weather, and the crowd was very well behaved. We made a few disorderly conduct arrests, mostly of people who may have had too much to drink, but there were no serious incidents at all.
Inspector Daniel Jackson
I was really happy with the way the girls played, in spite of the outcome. It seemed that we couldn't buy a basket in the late going but still, I think it's the best we've shot all season.
Bill Devine
In spite of 70 years of federal flood control efforts and nearly 40 years of federal flood insurance, the costs of flooding continue to rise and there is no federal policy to provide direction for future actions.
Gerald Galloway
We were able to maintain our current prices in spite of increases in materials and shipping costs, ... In addition, to meet the demand of strong sales, we were able to quickly increase capacity in our plants without affecting our margins.
Ethan Allen
I don't feel 'funny' inside when I'm this hobo character. I'm a misfit (as Weary Willie). Life is passing me by. Maybe it's Willie's attempt at a little dignity in spite of everything that tickles folks.
Emmett Kelly
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