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• We all know that the theater and every play that comes to Broadway have within themselves, like the human being, the seed of self-destruction and the certainty of death. The thing is to see how long the theater, the play, and the human being can last in spite of themselves.

  James Thurber

  Play, Self, Certainty Of Death

  James Thurber (1990). “Collecting Himself: James Thurber on Writing and Writers, Humor and Himself”

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• I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven't changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must still try to learn from history. History is ourselves.

  Kenneth Clark

  Believe, Men, Years

  Kenneth Clark, British Broadcasting Corporation (1970). “Civilization”, London : British Broadcasting Corporation

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• The difference between what we see and a sheet of white paper with a few thin lines on it is very great. Yet this abstraction is one which we seem to have adopted almost instinctively at an early stage in our development, not only in Neolithic graffiti but in early Egyptian drawings. And in spite of its abstract character, the outline is responsive to the least tremor of sensibility.

  Kenneth Clark

  Character, White, Drawing

  Kenneth Clark (1973). “The romantic rebellion: romantic versus classic art”

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• It seemed perfectly possible that, in spite of my certainty of my own genius, I might die of some illness, or perhaps even in a street accident, before I had ever glimpsed the meaning of life. My moods of happiness and self-confidence convinced me that I had a "destiny" to become a famous writer, and to be remembered as one of the most important thinkers of the century.

  Colin Wilson

  Self Confidence, Destiny, Important

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• American girls often marry someone they can't stand to spite someone they can.

  James Thurber

  Girl, Sex

  James Thurber (1983). “Credos and Curios”, HarperCollins

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• I think that my relationship with my fans has been very special from day one. It's been very special in spite of the fact that I don't think I would ever be able to call myself a press darling. I don't think there's ever been a superficial hype machine around me.

  Josh Groban

  Thinking, Hype, Special

  "Singer Josh Groban". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. November 8, 2010.

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• It doesn't matter whether you have the happiest upbringing... the young Joe Scot had the most dysfunctional family there could be but it's still a family and it's a really good, strong family. But in spite of that he runs away from home. I relate to all of those things very directly. I hit 40 this year but I still think about being a teenager and hopefully I will for the rest of my life. They are important years.

  Daniel Craig

  Running, Strong, Teenager

  "Flashbacks Of A Fool - Daniel Craig interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• If I can get enough signatures, to present an apology to slavery, I will present it to the President. The House of Representatives has already passed the resolution for the apology, but it has to pass the Senate. I think, in spite of all our problems, I think we're in the right direction.

  Kirk Douglas

  Apology, Thinking, House

  "EXCLUSIVE: Kirk Douglas Reflects on an Amazing Career". Interview with Brian Gallagher, movieweb.com. December 8, 2008.

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• The patient, treated on the fashionable theory, sometimes gets well in spite of the medicine.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Get Well, Medicine, Patient

  Thomas Jefferson (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson”, p.107

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• The characteristic feature of a free society is that it can function in spite of the fact that its members disagree in many judgments of value. Freedom really means the freedom to make mistakes.

  Ludwig von Mises

  Mistake, Mean, Facts

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• Succeed in spite of management.

  Stephen Hawking

  Succeed, Management

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• In spite of all that doctors know, and their studies never end, the best cure of all when spirits fall is a kind note from a friend.

  John Wooden

  Fall, Doctors, Spirit

  John Wooden (2011). “Wooden: A Legacy in Words and Images (EBOOK)”, p.13, McGraw-Hill Professional

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• I love nature, in spite of what it did to me.

  Bette Midler

  Nature Love

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• Modern society is perverse, not in spite of its puritanism or as if from a backlash provoked by its hypocrisy; it is in actual fact, and directly, perverse.

  Michel Foucault

  Hypocrisy, Facts, Modern

  Michel Foucault (2012). “The History of Sexuality: An Introduction”, p.47, Vintage

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• I am a very simple person. In spite of all that has happened to me, I have tried to remain the simple person I started out.

  Luciano Pavarotti

  Simple, Persons, Happened

  Luciano Pavarotti (1995). “Pavarotti, My World”, Crown Pub

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• And luckily, for whatever reason, I've found people who are interested in living with and owning and existing around the DNA of my mind, which is my visual work. I've found collectors who are willing to put money down to live with my work. So I can't criticize the whole mechanism. But I can criticize it as an artist, in spite of the fact that I benefit from it. And there are problems with it.

  Wangechi Mutu

  Artist, Dna, People

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• I know as well as thee that I am no poet born
  It is a trade, I never learnt nor indeed could learn
  If I make verses-'tis in spite
  Of nature and my stars I write.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Stars, Writing, Poet

  James C. Humes, Benjamin Franklin (1995). “The wit and wisdom of Benjamin Franklin: a treasury of more than 900 quotations and anecdotes”, Harpercollins

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• I thought that perhaps the most creative mix for a society would be nine parts solid worker from institutions like MIT to one part poet from Marrakech, but in spite of the fact that I myself had been trained to be one of the solid workers, which meant that all of my sympathies lay with that group, I would not surrender the poet. The problem was to find him.

  James A. Michener

  Creative, Groups, Would Be

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• Don't bite off your head to spite your nose.

  Mike Shannon

  Noses, Bites

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• There's no violence worse than the violence of Iraq. For the last fifty years Iraq has been living a nightmare of violence and terror. It's been a horrible experience and people in Iraq will need a lot of time and work to get over the disastrous effects. But first we have to think about how to stop the violence, so that the bloodshed stops. In spite of everything, on the personal level I don't easily lose hope.

  Hassan Blasim

  Thinking, Years, Iraq

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• In spite of nuclear weapons, large numbers of American citizens feel totally insecure. And in spite of so much wealth, industry and technology, many Americans are living under deprivation and anxiety. So happiness is not in accumulation of material goods, it's in sharing and caring.

  Satish Kumar

  Insecure, Caring, Technology

  Interview with Frank Lipman, www.drfranklipman.com. April 14, 2009.

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• It's just a compulsion to create something new and stay busy. I don't know how to do anything else. It was never exactly right. Those records came out in spite of their flaws. And because of their flaws they were good.

  Stephen Malkmus

  Records, Busy, Flaws

  Source: therumpus.net

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• In spite of all the terrible things that happen in our world, hope can - and must - prevail.

  Anne Fontaine

  Our World, Terrible, Happens

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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• I always try to honor a character by being honest and truthful to who they are, in spite of my own personality and beliefs.

  Jasmine Guy

  Character, Personality, Honor

  Jasmine Guy - The "October Baby" Interview with Kam Williams, aalbc.com.

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• Competition between women is good only if it does not prevail; that is to say if it coexists with affinity, affection, with a real sense of being mutually indispensable, with sudden peaks of solidarity in spite of envy, jealousy and the whole inevitable cohort of bad feelings.

  Elena Ferrante

  Real, Envy, Feelings

  Elena Ferrante (2016). “Frantumaglia: A Writer's Journey”, p.304, Penguin

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