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• I once tried to raise two tomato plants, and they died in spite of the fact I fertilized them every morning. Duh.

  Clyde Edgerton

  Morning, Two, Tomatoes

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• [There are, in us] possibilities that take our breath away, and show a world wider than either physics or philistine ethics can imagine. Here is a world in which all is well, in spite of certain forms of death, death of hope, death of strength, death of responsibility, of fear and wrong, death of everything that paganism, naturalism and legalism pin their trust on.

  William James

  Responsibility, World, Paganism

  William James, Frederick Burkhardt, Fredson Bowers, Ignas K. Skrupskelis (1982). “Essays in Religion and Morality”, p.128, Harvard University Press

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• ... the twin concepts of nihilism and the antihero have had it. What began with The Wild One and James "nobody understands me" Dean, ran with increasing vehement negativism up through the Stones and Velvets and Iggy ... [I]t may be time, in spite of all indications to the contrary from the exterior society, to begin thinking in terms of heroes again, of love instead of hate, of energy instead of violence, of strength instead of cruelty, of action instead of reaction.

  Lester Bangs

  Hate, Hero, Thinking

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• The observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy, and meets us at every turn, in spite of our endeavours to elude or avoid it.

  David Hume

  Philosophy, Weakness, Elude

  David Hume (1861). “Philosophical Essays concerning Human Understanding ... Second edition. With additions and corrections”, p.20

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• In spite of really intense competition for the job, I'm still my own worst enemy.

  Tom Holt

  Jobs, Worst Enemy, Competition

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• He wore a sprinkling of powder upon his head, as if to make himself look benevolent; but if that were his purpose, he would perhaps have done better to powder his countenance also, for there was something in its very wrinkles, and in his cold restless eye, which seemed to tell of cunning that would announce itself in spite of him.

  Charles Dickens

  Character, Eye, Wrinkles

  Charles Dickens (1854). “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby ... With a Frontispiece from a Painting by T. Webster”, p.5

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• Why am I always at war with myself? Why have I told, as if upon compulsion, what I knew all along I ought to have withheld? Why am I making a friend of this woman beside me, in spite of the whispers against her that I hear in my heart?

  Charles Dickens

  War, Heart, Character

  Charles Dickens (1868). “Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].”, p.301

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• Who am I?” “What is the purpose of my life?” These questions arise spontaneously throughout our lives, either unbidden or through conscious intent. Anyone who wishes to live an authentic life must answer these questions, regardless of whether they believe in the existence of the soul or practice a religion. If these queries remain unanswered, life will more than likely remain superficial and empty, in spite of any material abundance. If you wish to make the soul's journey, then I suggest you ask yourself these questions relentlessly and ruthlessly, and listen carefully.

  Ilchi Lee

  Believe, Journey, Practice

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• Old age may have its limitations and challenges, but in spite of them, our latter years can be some of the most rewarding and fulfilling of our lives.

  Billy Graham

  Years, Challenges, Age

  Billy Graham (2013). “Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well”, p.14, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• It is no credit to the orthodox that they do not now believe all the absurdities that were believed 150 years ago. The gradual emasculation of the Christian doctrine has been effected in spite of the most vigorous resistance, and solely as the result of the onslaughts of freethinkers.

  Bertrand Russell

  Christian, Believe, Years

  Bertrand Russell (2016). “Why I Am Not a Christian”, p.60, Lulu Press, Inc

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• I really think I am where I am in spite of my training, not because of it. I don't know how unique my work is, because I never compare it.

  Wayne Dyer

  Unique, Thinking, Training

  "Wayne Dyer Interview: On God and goodness, inspiration and presence". Interview with Ray Hemachandra, rayhemachandra.com. September 5, 2015.

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• I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people. Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays. But there are so many Christian people I know who are gay and love their religion...

  Elton John

  Christian, Gay, Thinking

  "When Elton met Jake". Interview with Jake Shears, www.theguardian.com. August 21, 2006.

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• Is it not enough to make me come back to life out of spite, to have someone who spat in my face while I existed come and rub my feet when I am beginning to exist no longer?

  Michel de Montaigne

  Feet, Hypocrisy, Faces

  Michel de Montaigne (1958). “Complete Essays”, p.563, Stanford University Press

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• I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
  Pride ruled my will: remember not past years.

  John Henry Newman

  Pride, Past, Years

  'Lead, kindly Light' (1834).

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• Badgered, snubbed and scolded on the one hand; petted, flattered and indulged on the other-it is astonishing how many children work their way up to an honest manhood in spite of parents and friends. Human nature has an element of great toughness in it.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Children, Hands, Parent

  Henry Ward Beecher (1862). “Eyes and Ears”, p.78

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• Shower on him every blessing, drown him in a sea of happiness, give him economic prosperity such that he should have nothing else to do but sleep, eat cakes, and busy himself with the continuation of the species, and even then, out of sheer ingratitude, sheer spite, man would play you some nasty trick.

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

  Sleep, Men, Blessing

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• The poet will maintain serenity in spite of all disappointments. He is expected to preserve an unconcerned and healthy outlook over the world, while he lives.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Disappointment, Serenity, Poetry

  Henry David Thoreau (2013). “The Essential Thoreau”, p.279, Simon and Schuster

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• There is Israel, for us at least. What no other generation had, we have. We have Israel in spite of all the dangers, the threats and the wars, we have Israel. We can go to Jerusalem. Generations and generations could not and we can.

  Elie Wiesel

  War, Israel, Generations

  Elie Wiesel, Robert Franciosi (2002). “Elie Wiesel: Conversations”, p.96, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• Control cannot be called conscience until we are able to take it inside us and make it our own, until--in spite of the fact that the wrongs we have done or imagined will never be punished or known--we nonetheless feel that the clutch in the stomach, that chill upon the soul, that self-inflicted misery called guilt.

  Judith Viorst

  Self, Soul, Guilt

  Judith Viorst (2010). “Necessary Losses: The Loves Illusions Dependencies and Impossible Ex”, p.131, Simon and Schuster

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• The brave man, the real hero, quakes with terror, sweats, feels his very bowels betray him, and in spite of this moves forward to do the act he dreads.

  Geraldine Brooks

  Real, Moving, Hero

  Geraldine Brooks (2006). “March”, p.106, Penguin

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• George Harrison was also a pleasure to work with. He was one of the most famous people I've ever known, but in spite of that fame, he was such a nice and friendly guy.

  Alvin Lee

  Nice, People, Guy

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• The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way the world is made but in spite of that. The only theism that is no less profound than the Buddha's atheism is that represented in the Bible by Job and Jeremiah.

  Walter Kaufmann

  Jobs, Believe, Profound

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• The uniform, constant, and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition . . . is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural progress of things toward improvement, in spite of the extravagance of government, and of the greatest errors of administration.

  Adam Smith

  Powerful, Men, Errors

  Adam Smith, John Ramsay McCulloch (1828). “An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations”, p.115

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• Keep the faith...that the best is yet to come.
  Keep the faith that the next extraordinary version of you is being crafted even now...that nothing can deter you from keeping your commitment to achieving your goals set for today...that you can better your best!
  Keep the faith.
  Move forward in spite of your fears and despite any evidence to the contrary.
  Believe that IT'S POSSIBLE!!

  Les Brown

  Moving, Believe, Commitment

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• Yet, in spite of this world-wide system of linkages, there is, at this very moment, a general feeling that communication is breaking down everywhere, on an unparalleled scale.

  David Bohm

  Communication, Feelings, Promise

  David Bohm, Lee Nichol (2004). “On Dialogue”, p.1, Psychology Press

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