#spite

We can do without butter, but, despite all our love of peace, not without arms. One cannot shoot with butter, but with guns. ↗

— Joseph Goebbels

#butter #cannot #despite #guns #love

I don't smoke marijuana anymore. I don't drink. Marijuana is a handicap. So is alcohol. Alcohol is a terrible handicap. But in spite of being a handicap, it shouldn't be criminal. ↗

— Gary Johnson

#anymore #being #criminal #drink #handicap

Despite the amazing diversity we're blessed with in this country, schools are still in large part segregated because of economic disparity. Sports are one of the few areas where kids are really given the opportunity to interact with those of different races and religions. ↗

— Steve Kerr

#areas #because #blessed #country #despite

There are over 2,000 direct clones of the Groupon business model. However, there's an equal amount of proof that the barriers to success are enormous. In spite of all those competitors, only a handful are remotely relevant. ↗

— Andrew Mason

#barriers #business #business model #clones #competitors

We are ready to end fascism once and for all, even in spite of the Republican government. ↗

— Buenaventura Durruti

#even #fascism #government #once #ready

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

— Bill Moyers

#despite #faults #him #his #i

I love stories about two people who are doing illegal things, who we really enjoy watching despite the fact that we know they are doomed in some way. ↗

— Famke Janssen

#despite #doing #doomed #enjoy #fact

It is difficult to accept death in this society because it is unfamiliar. In spite of the fact that it happens all the time, we never see it. ↗

— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

#because #death #difficult #fact #happens

When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger. ↗

— Mark Rutherford

#danger #endeavoring #go #occupy #ought

Despite the state of denial exhibited by most Democrats, Americans all across the nation acknowledge that changes are necessary to preserve Social Security for today's younger workers. ↗

— Jim Sensenbrenner

#across #changes #democrats #denial #despite