My turn of mind is so given to taking things in the absurd point of view, that it breaks out in spite of me every now and then.

Man starts over again everyday, in spite of all he knows, against all he knows.

I discovered that joy is not the negation of pain, but rather acknowledging the presence of pain and feeling happiness in spite of it.

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.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.

I am not chocolate and definitely not a boy. I am a man, and I have no clue how this image has stuck to me despite all these years. I think, maybe, in spite of trying to shell off my chocolate boy image, love stories excite me, and somehow I land up in such roles.

Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

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

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.

So many people have opinions based not on fact but spite.

The Chinese people have only family and clan groups; there is no national spirit. Consequently, in spite of four hundred million people gathered together in one China, we are, in fact, but a sheet of loose sand.

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.

All my life affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it.

In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations.

I explain the law of compensation like this: 'Returns are minimal in spite of massive effort at the start, yet returns can be massive with minimal effort over time.

The women of the country have the power in their own hands, in spite of the law and the government being altogether of the male order.

In spite of my lack of education, I didn't lack direction.

Life becomes inspiring, not in spite of the problems and the hard hits, but because of them.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.