#spite

I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers. ↗

— Esther Williams

#beverly hills #daily #despite #hills #hotel

In spite of the haze of speculation, it is still something of a shock to find myself here, coming to terms with an enormous trust placed in my hands and with the inevitable sense of inadequacy that goes with that. ↗

— Rowan Williams

#enormous #find #goes #hands #haze

It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#always #bulk #chores #doing #even

Why is a woman to be treated differently? Woman suffrage will succeed, despite this miserable guerilla opposition. ↗

— Victoria Woodhull

#differently #guerilla #miserable #opposition #succeed

I've had every advantage in the world, despite the 18 years of silence which were nobody's fault but mine. ↗

— Gordon Getty

#despite #every #fault #had #i

Despite having written five books, I worry that I have not written the right kinds of books, or that perhaps I have dedicated too much of my life to writing, and have therefore neglected other aspects of my being. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#being #books #dedicated #despite #five

In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

#discouragement #drawing #everything #forsaken #go

I've, we have in this state, like many other states, we're experiencing an enormous budget deficit that we're trying to grapple with. But we will have progress despite the deficits. ↗

— Jennifer Granholm

#budget deficit #deficit #deficits #despite #enormous

A remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good in spite of all the people who say he is very good. ↗

— Robert Graves

#good #people #really #remarkable #say

The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good. ↗

— Robert Graves

#good #people #really #remarkable #say