#spite

Many novelists take well-defined, precise characters, whose stories are sometimes of mediocre interest, and place them in an important historical context, which remains secondary in spite of everything. ↗

— Raymond Queneau

#context #everything #historical #important #interest

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy. ↗

— Dan Rather

#democracy #despite #many #most #soviets

In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country. ↗

— Feisal Abdul Rauf

#country #fact #happy #muslims #polls

If the Resurrection is resurrection from the dead, all hope and freedom are in spite of death. ↗

— Paul Ricoeur

#death #freedom #hope #resurrection #spite

Truth is inseperable from the illusory belief that from the figures of the unreal one day, in spite of all, real deliverance will come. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

#come #day #deliverance #figures #illusory

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

— Bill Moyers

#despite #faults #him #his #i

Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf. ↗

— William James

#behalf #caution #certain #errors #excessive

I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing. ↗

— Angelina Jolie

#behind #characters #despite #fame #fame thing

It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the congress has been in too many cases more than willing to walk away from its constitutional powers. ↗

— Robert Byrd

#been #cases #congress #constitutional #despite

The law cannot equalize mankind in spite of nature. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#equalize #law #mankind #nature #spite