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A knife, it felt like a knife, and I'd discovered that despite everything that's happened, I still had an endless untapped potential for getting hurt. — Chuck Palahniuk

It is a human inclination to hope things will work out, despite evidence or doubt to the contrary. A successful manager must resist this temptation. — Hyman Rickover

Her writing was her only escape, her only means of survival. It was a respite from a cruel world, despite seemingly comfortable surroundings. — Danielle Steel

it is the only advanced society in which the incomes of the majority have not risen in the 1980s and 1990s, despite steady increases in productivity. — Arne L. Kalleberg

From an evolutionary perspective, exercise tricks the brain into trying to maintain itself for survival despite the hormonal cues that it is aging. — John J. Ratey

It's a far greater friend, one who speaks the truth despite risk of retribution. — Dawn Jayne

It requires real strength to love Man. And to love him despite all invitations to do otherwise, all provocations and all reasons why one should not. — L. Ron Hubbard

I wrote my songs despite the fact that I was a drunk, not because of it — Warren Zevon

Despite our difficulties, we had become close, and it is hard to leave such things behind. — Patrick Rothfuss

Comedy Central made me delete the Boston Marathon joke. I wasn't happy about it but, despite popular belief, I can occasionally be a team player. — Anthony Jeselnik

When, despite considerable intelligence, a thinker cannot think straight, it becomes very likely that he cannot face his thoughts. — J. Budziszewski

My drawing began as a way to count my blessings. To study, capture, catalog the things that, despite it all, make my life rich. — Danny Gregory

It is not science that has destroyed the world, despite all the gloomy forebodings of the earlier prophets. It is man who has destroyed man. — Max Lerner

Could it be he was feeling a certain nostalgia for the war, despite its stench and meaningless carnage? For that questionless life of instinct? — Margaret Atwood

It's a good time to be making movies, despite the cynicism people have about Hollywood. — Rob Morrow

I was young, and, despite dread, full of animal spirits; it was impossible for me to take a dark view too long. — Jeffrey Eugenides

Despite knowing the journey and where it leads, I embrace it and welcome every moment — Ted Chiang

Peace on this planet will not be forged by military strength. It will be forged by those who come together despite their government's differences. — Dan Brown

I haven't gotten in a fight yet this year!
Despite everything, that made her smile. "It's September."
He waved a hand. "Details. — Brigid Kemmerer

Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk. — Robert Bloch

Here's a man who was twice elected to the most powerful position on Earth despite needing a TelePrompTer to correctly identify what year it was. — Dave Barry

The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it. — Hunter S. Thompson

Having joy in God not because of circumstances but despite circumstances is what makes God look great - and it's a true joy that comes from within. — Jefferson Bethke

There's this human capacity for joy and endurance, even when things are at their worst. A joy that occurs not despite our suffering, but within it. — Elizabeth Gilbert

I am now a firm believer in someone being able to "make it" despite what others think. — Amy Rankin

Despite our best efforts to clean it of its peculiarities, sex will never be either simple or nice in the ways we might like it to be. — Alain De Botton

No wonder this man was a diplomat. You couldn't trust him an inch, he thought in loops, and you couldn't help liking him despite it. — Terry Pratchett

Despite everything, it's still you. — Toby Fox

You can't help how you feel and I understand that. Sometimes a person can't talk their heart out of how it feels, despite how hard you try. — Terry Goodkind

Despite winning the world championship, it has not altered the reality of the situation. — Wayne Huizenga

I am especially glad of the divine gift of laughter: it has made the world human and lovable, despite all its pain and wrong. — W.E.B. Du Bois

...despite rumors to the contrary, you're on the side of the angels. (...) Whether you like it or not. — Ian Rankin

In Despite Of Sadness Don't Let It Conquer Ur Heart But Let Forgiveness and Acceptance Do And Happiness Will Reign Over You — Ronaldo David Jr.

Experience shows that after a disaster it is particularly difficult with the Americans, who appear to be quite cowardly despite their Rambo films. — Ken Bates

Sometimes it is necessary to celebrate life, despite being faced with defeat and death. — Jolina Petersheim

Courage is not the absence of fear or despair; it is the capacity to continue on despite them, no matter how great or overwhelming they become. — Robert Fanney

As it is natural to believe many things without proof, so, despite all proof, is it natural to disbelieve others. — Luc De Clapiers

Despite the horror, we survivors were endowed with a will to survive. Or instinct. Or maybe it was faith. — Manel Loureiro

Despite being in showbiz, I have a very real approach to my life. It plays off with my social life. — Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Courage was not the absence of fear, but the ability to walk into unknown territory despite it. — Samantha Young

Despite the rain, it's still raining here at Old Trafford. — Jimmy Hill

Management is like sex - everyone thinks they're good at it despite limited evidence. — Robin Hoyle

Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles. — John P. Kotter

Is it optimism or madness that keeps one forging ahead despite failure after failure? — Megan Chance

It's clear Israel has suspended the peace process, despite the so-called moderation of the Arab world, because it has no interest in peace. — Hanan Ashrawi

You know what, despite my complaints about The Phantom Menace and Episode II, when Episode III comes out I'll be first in line. I genuinely love it. — Simon Pegg

If your love is real, it will one day reunite you with your estranged lover despite any circumstances. — Anamika Mishra

Courage is doing what is needed despite one's fear. Without the fear, it's merely . . . fearlessness." He — Alissa Johnson

Whom does the Grail serve? It serves those who quest despite the odds - for they are the champions of enlightenment. — Laurence Gardner

Trends come and go, and style evolves. It's important to have pieces of jewelry that are timeless and look chic despite ever-changing fashions. — Karen Elson

You have to find a way to laugh a little bit each day despite everything, or your heart will simply run out of the joy that makes it go. — Daoud Hari

Despite all the medical warnings about ketones, it turns out the fetal brain actually gets approximately 30% of its energy from ketones.[142] — Lily Nichols

Your story derives its value not despite your pain and suffering, but because of it. — Jimmy Larche

The perseverance in this world, despite it all, of things done right. — Ben H. Winters

Life requires us to do things anyway, despite what sort of fear or monster or tragedy or suffering lurks behind that anyway. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Despite your best effort, people are going to hurt when it's time for them to be hurt. Life is like that. — Haruki Murakami

Despite all the variables and advise, like love and marriage it seemed to me that learning to cast ought to be a lot easier than it was. — Jessica Maxwell

Despite my affection for subtext and plot and prose at its best... life, it turns out, is nothing more than the finer details. — Bailey Vincent

It is possible to reclaim your future, to build a happy life despite an imperfect past. We can order the universe to our will and mind. — Katherine Marsh

Every winter it snows and rains as it always has, but every time it does, people forget how to drive, despite having lived there all their lives. — R.R. Virdi

Despite the Saint-Nectaire, this analysis would be absolutely reasonable if it did not sin grievously by omission — Georges Perec

It was an unfortunate coincidence that despite the new television set's perfect rendition of color the first show that came on was all about zebras. — Anonymous

You know your relationship has run its course when, despite any feelings you may still harbour, it just is not worth the heartache anymore. — Shane K.P. O'Neill

It made me hope he would tell me that he still needed me despite all that he had, that he really missed me and wanted me back, but he didn't. — Durjoy Datta

But perhaps life has a tendency to converge on a pathway, something like a magnetic pull that draws it back despite temporary deviations. — Richard Dawkins

Remember that despite the fact that I'm a traitor and mass murderer, one of us is expendable, and it isn't me. — Yoon Ha Lee

It would be sweet to be cared for despite her faults, and to be wanted for her person rather than the power she comes with. — Kendare Blake

She had always loved him, after all. And perhaps he knew it. Perhaps he saw more than she had suspected. And despite it, he did not look away. — Meredith Duran

I came into this world restless despite many appearances to the contrary. Does that make me unique? I doubt it. — Rod Stryker

Opinions are like ugly children ... despite it all you love your own. — Scott Hutchins

Came. Despite the huge challenge, it was also a project right after my heart and fired my imagination too. We moved from the design — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

It seemed that young people, despite their fundamental decency, now had to buy into a mind-set which made viciousness and treachery come easy. — Irvine Welsh

He marveled at the indifference of the world, the way it kept on, despite everything. — Anthony Doerr

Despite its name, the big bang theory is not really a theory of a bang at all. It is really only a theory of the aftermath of a bang. — Alan Guth

Everything I ever worried about turned out exactly as it was going to, despite my anxious moments to the contrary. — Wayne Dyer

One thing we knew for certain- despite all our certainties, it was very difficult to guess what one individual was thinking at any given moment. — Joshua Ferris

when God created man and woman in his own image, he saw that "it was very good," and, despite the dark voices, no man or woman can ever change that. — Henri J.M. Nouwen

And always, I could see that, despite his weakness for her or because of it, he seemed uncatchable, as if he might slip away at any moment. — Jodi Lynn Anderson

In the morning
'When the world looks promising again despite what we know about it'
... — M. John Harrison

And despite the fact that I routinely tried to deny it, I felt something for him — Becca Fitzpatrick

Despite the enormous role that local government plays in our daily lives, the constitution makes not one mention of it. — Anthony Albanese

Somehow he managed to look cool despite the heat. It made Clary want to smack him. — Cassandra Clare

It appears history is going to keep happening, despite our hopes for retirement. — Gregory Maguire

Despite a primitive brain, the octopus possesses an intricate system that helps it decide which tentacle to masturbate with. — Dana Gould

Despite all the drawbacks, the Internet provides a wide array of information - and some of it is being watched pretty carefully by the pros. — Gary Weiss

They say that courage isn't a lack of fear. It is doing what has to be done, despite your fear. — Ruth Cardello

We sought therefore to amend our will, and not to suffer it through despite to languish long time in error. — Seneca The Younger

Yet my longing for her was like a bad cold that had hung on for years despite my conviction that I was sure to get over it at any moment. — Donna Tartt

One could be happy not only without love, but despite it. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Creation unfolds, around us, despite us and through us, at the speed of days and nights, and we like to call it love — David Mitchell

I loved Internet businesses, having built and sold one. And I loved the financial business, despite the fact that it was almost all a scam. — James Altucher

Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt. — Haruki Murakami

Despite the usual idea of a figure skater, I have no rhythm when it comes to even walking off the ice. I fall off curbs all the time. — Johnny Weir

What I think is funny is when people, despite tragic situations, are still hopeful, still trying. It's sweet and sad - and, to me, hilarious. — Casey Wilson

I don't know what it is I'm doing. But it's not that. Despite all evidence to the contrary. — Edward Gorey

She liked who she was becoming, despite the pain and frustration it brought. — B. Barmanbek

People are strong despite suffering, not because of it. — Sonia Johnson

Despite all the pressure and the caliber of accomplishment, I still can honestly say that it's not all about winning. — Bode Miller

It made Craze smile, despite wishing most of his body parts would find new homes and leave him in peace. — M. Pax

We love our country, not because it is perfect in everything, but it manages to touch our heart despite all its imperfections in everything! — Mehmet Murat Ildan