#despite

There is something in age that ever, even in its own despite, must be venerable, must create respect and to have it ill treated, is to me worse, more cruel and wicked than anything on earth. ↗

— Frances Burney

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A delusion is something that people believe in despite a total lack of evidence. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#delusion #despite #evidence #lack #people

But despite historic levels of obstruction, President Obama was able to bring the economy back from the verge of a second Great Depression. ↗

— Steny Hoyer

#back #bring #depression #despite #economy

Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the death penalty and the arm trade laws, despite what the readers or letters may say. ↗

— Jonathan Shapiro

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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. ↗

— Maya Angelou

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Despite what many nutritionists have preached for years, rapid weight-loss diets can be healthy if done correctly and can work wonders on reducing pounds and inches in just days. ↗

— Mike Moreno

#days #despite #diets #done #healthy

Growing up in Israel, how can I not be an optimist? When you remember what Israel was 50 years ago and you see Israel now, one of the most successful countries in the world, stable, democratic, with an enormously stable economy despite everything that has happened in the global economy in the last few years, how can I not be an optimist? ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#countries #democratic #despite #economy #enormously

But I would assert that despite the wide variety of yoga options and individual preferences, there is one universal element: the union of consciousness and movement, breath and awareness. ↗

— Carre Otis

#awareness #breath #consciousness #despite #element

Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people. ↗

— Prince

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Another thing: despite my youthful appearance, I am quite capable of making decisions. ↗

— Lara St. John

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