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• When we think of design, we usually imagine things that are chosen because they are designed. Vases or comic books or architecture... It turns out, though, that most of what we make or design is actually aimed at a public that is there for something else. The design is important, but the design is not the point. Call it "public design"... Public design is for individuals who have to fill out our tax form, interact with our website or check into our hotel room despite the way it's designed, not because of it.

  Seth Godin

  Book, Thinking, Design

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• It appears history is going to keep happening, despite our hopes for retirement.

  Gregory Maguire

  Retirement, Retiring, Happenings

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• I have on numerous occasions, as you know, expressed my sympathy in the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine and, despite the set-backs caused by the disorders there during the last few years, I have been heartened by the progress which has been made and by the remarkable accomplishments of the Jewish settlers in that country.

  Herbert Hoover

  Country, Home, Israel

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• Despite the present, temporary interests that Israel has in common with France and Britain, you ought not to forget that the strength of Israel and her future are bound up with the United States.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Israel, Presidential, France

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• Our peaceful borders and our peaceful history are important symbols, to be sure. What they symbolize, however, is the spirit of respect and restraint which allow us to cooperate, despite our differences, in way which help us both.

  Richard M. Nixon

  Differences, Presidential, Peaceful

  Nixon, Richard M. (1974). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon, 1972”, p.537, Best Books on

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• I think in the end we will have negotiations with the House. They don't have any incentive for a long, drawn-out trial. We'll have negotiations with the White House. Despite all their threats they are going to have a prolonged defense. The reality is they are the driving force behind getting this over quickly.

  Phil Gramm

  Thinking, Reality, White

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• Reality bites. Micron underlines that despite the market run-up recently, there's still no confidence about growth and earnings.

  David Thwaites

  Running, Reality, Growth

  "Techs sink European markets", www.cnn.com. December 18, 2002.

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• Despite winning the world championship, it has not altered the reality of the situation.

  Wayne Huizenga

  Winning, Reality, World

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• True reflection presents me to myself not as idle and inaccessible subjectivity, but as identical with my presence in the world and to others, as I am now realizing it: I am all that I see, I am an intersubjective field, not despite my body and historical situation, but, on the contrary, by being this body and this situation, and through them, all the rest.

  Maurice Merleau-Ponty

  Reflection, Historical, Phenomenology

  Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Thomas Baldwin (2004). “Maurice Merleau-Ponty: Basic Writings”, p.228, Psychology Press

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• I haven't had any plastic surgery - despite what people think, this is my nose. I have had Restylane and Botox, but I don't think of that as plastic surgery any more.

  Tom Ford

  Thinking, People, Noses

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• I'm afraid of taking steps that are not on the map, but by taking those steps despite my fears, I have a much more interesting life.

  Paulo Coelho

  Fear, Interesting, Maps

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• Despite romantic fantasies about caring candidates who learn of America in donut shops, most politicians rely on media to teach them what concerns the average person.

  Dick Morris

  Caring, Media, Average

  Dick Morris (2007). “The New Prince: Machiavelli Updated for the Twenty-First Century”, p.117, St. Martin's Press

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• Despite the rain, it's still raining here at Old Trafford.

  Jimmy Hill

  Soccer, Rain, Stills

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• If my soccer career were over, I would still come here because of the people. And despite the fact I've had to skip some school for National Team purposes, I am looking forward to holding that Carolina degree as soon as I can get my hands on it.

  Lorrie Fair

  Soccer, Team, School

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• 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

  Book, Writing, Worry

  "Lighten up on yourself to have a better life" By Elizabeth Gilber, www.cnn.com. May 3, 2010.

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• The fact that equities are being sold down, despite the lowest interest rates in recent history, simply means that the market doesn't see growth ahead for -very many businesses.

  John C. Malone

  Mean, Growth, Facts

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• Despite what anti-aging ads say, growing older can be better. I feel better in my skin, 100 percent. You have greater effects of gravity, but the better sense of yourself you have is something I wouldn't trade. Women who lie about their age - 'why?'

  Demi Moore

  Lying, Feel Better, Age

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• Despite the demands of this job, one of the things my wife and I try to do is to spend time together alone. And one of the things we really enjoy doing together is seeing a good movie.

  Warren Christopher

  Jobs, Wife, Good Movie

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• Despite of it all, the Negro remains... cool, strong, imperturbable, and cheerful.

  Frederick Douglass

  Strong, Cheerful, Remains

  Frederick Douglass (1968). “The mind and heart of Frederick Douglass: excerpts from speeches of the great Negro orator”, Ty Crowell Co

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• People want to avoid the past. I suppose that's natural. When we tally up all we've said and done over the years, despite the wonderful memories, the regrets may be fewer but stand out more prominently, glowing coals that we can never quite extinguish, try though we might

  Jeffery Deaver

  Memories, Regret, Past

  Jeffery Deaver (2011). “Edge: A Novel”, p.297, Simon and Schuster

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• Despite the obvious fault in the universe, it cannot be used as an excuse for not trying to be your best self. Instead, use unfairness as a starting point to be sure that your actions are the best you can muster, and find peace in navigating your time here with grace and humor whenever possible.

  Valerie Plame

  Self, Grace, Trying

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• I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I'm 23 years old and despite the successes I've had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again.

  Michael Phelps

  Sorry, Years, People

  "Phelps admits 'bad judgment' after marijuana-pipe photo". www.cnn.com. February 2, 2009.

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• Despite our sins, we can say with Peter: Lord, you know everything, you know that I love you.

  Pope Francis

  Love You, Sin, Lord

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• A program of sterilizing women after their second or third child, despite the relatively greater difficulty of the operation than vasectomy, might be easier to implement than trying to sterilize men.

  John Holdren

  Children, Men, Trying

  "Why Are We Still Listening to Progressives About the Environment?" By Glenn Beck, www.foxnews.com. September 2, 2009.

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• If you investigate the matter deeply enough and widely enough, you will find that happiness eludes nearly all men despite the fact that they are forever seeking it. The fortunate and successful few are those who have stopped seeking with the ego alone and allow the search to be directed inwardly by the higher self. They alone can find a happiness unblemished by defects or deficiencies, a Supreme Good which is not a further source of pain and sorrow but an endless source of satisfaction and peace.

  Paul Brunton

  Pain, Successful, Men

  Paul Brunton (1984). “The Notebooks of Paul Brunton: Perspectives (posthumous)”

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