#despite

Despite elections and the experience of post-Soviet personal freedoms by the Russian people, the fate of democracy in Russia is perhaps more ambiguous now than at any time since the collapse of the Communist system. ↗

— Richard Lugar

#any #collapse #communist #democracy #despite

Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them. ↗

— Jose Marti

#despite #down #fair #hills #hinder

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and in spite of what most people might have expected from a young girl growing up deaf, life for me was like one long episode of 'The Brady Bunch.' Despite whatever barriers were in my way, I imagined myself as Marcia Brady skating down the street saying 'hi' to everyone, whether they knew me or not. ↗

— Marlee Matlin

#brady #bunch #chicago #deaf #despite

I've been around since I was 19, I won the Oscar when I was 21, I've had a couple of TV series. I've continued to work despite the predictions of some naysayers. ↗

— Marlee Matlin

#been #continued #couple #despite #had

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

I have no interest in anyone who wants to criticise me, or doesn't like me despite never having met me. ↗

— Kevin Pietersen

#criticise #despite #having #i #interest

First of all we have to recognize that despite all the problems - and in some cases failures - that this regime has been much more successful, much more resilient, than people had anticipated. ↗

— Mitchell Reiss

#been #cases #despite #failures #first

Despite the generous rewards that state juries dole out, in many cases, victims receive less than 50 cents on the dollar in settlements with the lawyers taking the rest. This is not justice. ↗

— Pat Roberts

#cents #despite #dole #dollar #generous

I work for him despite his faults and he lets me work for him despite my deficiencies. ↗

— Bill Moyers

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