#spite

Because essentially Schoenberg was an extremely gifted man. And in spite of many of his theories and so on, when he really began to write music, he still was guided very much by his internal hearing, by what we call your internal ear. ↗

— Leo Ornstein

#began #call #ear #essentially #extremely

I think it is vital to fight to do something you want to do despite not gaining your community's or your friends' approval. ↗

— Archie Panjabi

#community #despite #fight #friends #gaining

Love is a mess, at best, and I figure it can be very real in spite of all the things people try to attach to it. ↗

— Sean Penn

#best #figure #i #love #love is

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

Normal social behavior requires that we be able to recognize identities in spite of change. Unless we can do so, there can be no human society as we know it. ↗

— Kenneth L. Pike

#able #behavior #change #human #human society

Over the last 10 years a huge amount has been achieved in getting people into work. Measures such as the New Deal, tax credits, the minimum wage and improved childcare have brought about record numbers of people in work, a number that is still rising despite the global economic slowdown. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#achieved #amount #been #brought #childcare

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

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 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

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