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“You have to believe in yourself despite the evidence.”

Believe Evidence Despite Believe In Yourself Believe In You

“Every Thanksgiving table should be blessed with the presence of a long-married pair who bring out the best in each other, are completely enamored despite their differences, and leave every other guest thinking, I’ll have what they’re having. Our holiday pies honor such so there’s a pleasant mix of textures and flavors in every bite. No matter how you slice partnerships, each spotlighting the perfect marriage of crust and filling these six irresistible desserts, there is a whole lot to love.”

“Lord, you are God! You made us. Who better to know how to fix us when we've gone wrong? who better to set us to rights again? Who better to love us through the fire and refine us into something beautiful and useful despite our wrongs?”

Knows Made Beautiful Lord Know How Gone Fire Rights Despite Something Beautiful

Author:Francine Rivers

“Despite some remaining puzzles, there's no reason to doubt that Darwin had this point right, that all creatures on earth are biological relatives”

Reason Earth Doubt Creatures Despite No Reason Puzzles

Author:Michael Behe

“Despite all the types of rejection, the most important part is to keep on moving forward and to not give up. If things are getting bad, take a break and seek out people for their opinion on what you may do to improve your presentation. In the end, it is all a numbers game and it does become a lot easier. It stops becoming this big ordeal and is just part of the job.”

“Despite its successes, in the end, philosophical thinking always falls short of its real goal. It involves both the wonder of aspiring toward the Truth and the distress of falling short of that Truth. In this way, philosophy can be characterized as wondrous distress.”

Thinking Way Real Ends Philosophy Fall Goal Wonder Philosophical Despite Distress Wondrous Philosophical Thinking

Book:The Path of Philosophy: Truth, Wonder, and Distress

Source: The Path of Philosophy: Truth, Wonder, and Distress

“Though nihilism has been relentlessly criticized for overemphasizing the dark side of human experience, it might be equally true that this overemphasis represents a needed counterbalance to shallow optimism and arrogant confidence in human power. Nihilism reminds us that we are not gods, and that despite all of the accomplishments and wonders of civilization, humans cannot alter the fact that they possess only a finite amount of mastery and control over their own destinies.”

“Still, despite all our noise, this universe hinges on a melody, that’s the dismal truth of it. Oh, we can propagandize all we wish, it doesn’t change the fabric of things. This universe was not made for the fallen, only the redeemed.”

Made Stills Universe Wish Noise Despite Fallen Melody Fabric Redeemed Hinges

Author:Geoffrey Wood

“On the one hand, young theatre directors were coming to television theatre, because they wanted to get closer to the cinema, despite having studied and worked for the theatre.”

Hands Wanted Young Television Directors Theatre Despite Cinema Theatre Directors

Author:Andrzej Wajda

“Despite the high salaries involved, employing economists is a cost-effective way for banks, and stockbrokers to secure exposure in the media.”

Way Media Involved Cost Despite Secure Economist Exposure Salary Employing Stockbrokers

Author:Paul Ormerod

“Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel. Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.”

Feels Believe Truth Is Function Despite How You Feel

Author:Timothy Keller

“Arms are instruments of ill omen.... When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish. There is no glory in victory, and to glorify it despite this is to exult in the killing of men.... When great numbers of people are killed, one should weep over them with sorrow. When victorious in war, one should observe mourning rites.”

People Men Should War Use Peace Numbers Arms Victory Sorrow Glory Instruments Killing Ill Despite Mourning Compelled Glorify Relish Rite Omen

Author:Laozi

“Man — despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments — owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”

“In 1956, I shall not go to the polls. I have not registered. I believe that democracy has so far disappeared in the United States that no 'two evils' exist. There is but one evil party with two names, and it will be elected despite all I can do or say.”

Believe I Can Two States Evil Names I Believe Can Do United Party United States Democracy Despite Polls Democracies Have Two Evils

Author:W. E. B. Du Bois

“Yes is the answer to that question. I've enjoyed being in government... if it would be useful for me to serve I would like to do that. [saying he would like to work for Gordon Brown despite his previous opinions of him!]”

Ifs Government Would Be Answers Opinion Despite Enjoyed Brown

Author:Charles Clarke

“With 'swift-boating' now being used by the ignorant as a synonym for false charges, it's worth remembering that it was John Kerry who had to retract his statement about his secret Christmas mission to Cambodia, despite it having allegedly been 'seared, seared' into his memory.”

Remember Used Politics Memories Secret Missions Statements Ignorant Despite Boat John Kerry Synonym Cambodia

Author:Glenn Reynolds

“Rarest of all is the man who can and does reason at all times, quickly, accurately, inclusively, despite hope or fear or bodily distress, without egocentric bias or thalmic disturbance, with correct memory, with clear distinction between fact, assumption, and non-fact.”

Men Doe Reason Facts Motivational Memories Clear He Man Despite All Time Assumption Distinction Bias Distress Disturbance Egocentric

Book:Assignment in Eternity

Source: Assignment in Eternity

“One of the more positive aspects of our existence in Oceania is that truth is flexible and negotiable, despite attempts by some of us to impose political, religious, and other forms of absolutionism. Versions of truth may be accepted for particular purposes and moments, only to be reversed when circumstances demand other versions; and we often accede to things just to stop being bombarded, and then go ahead and do what we want to do anyway.”

Want May Moments Form Political Purpose Religious Existence Particular Circumstances Truth Is Demand Aspect Accepted Versions Despite Flexible Bombarded Bombarded By Oceania

Author:Epeli Hau'ofa

“This is a moral universe, which means that, despite all the evidence that seems to be to the contrary, there is no way that evil and injustice and oppression and lies can have the last word.”

People Knows Way Mean Ends Seems Lasts Lying Universe Evil Moral Goodness Evidence Injustice Contrary Despite Oppression Last Words Good Will Morale Injustice And Oppression

Author:Desmond Tutu

“The one and only substitute for experience which we have not ourselves had is art, literature. We have been given a miraculous faculty: Despite the differences of language, customs and social structure we are able to communicate life experience from one whole nation to another, to communicate a difficult national experience many decades long which the second of the two has never experienced.”

“Over the long term, despite significant drops from time to time, stocks (especially an intelligently selected stock portfolio) will be one of your best investment options. The trick is to GET to the long term. Think in terms of 5 years, 10 years and longer. Do your planning and asset allocation ahead of time. Choose a portion of your assets to invest in the stock market - and stick with it! Yes, the bad times will come, but over the truly long term, the good times will win out - and I hope the lessons from 2008 will help get you there to enjoy them.”

“Comes now a smiling New-Born Year To fill to-day with goodly cheer— An infant hale and lusty. Upon our door-sill he is left By Daddy Time, of clothes bereft Despite the season gusty. If he be Churl or doughty Knight, A Son of Darkness or of Light No man can tell, God bless him! But be he base or glorious Time puts it wholly up to us To dress him!”

Ifs Men Years Light Left Born Darkness Doors Son Clothes Seasons Dresses Despite Glorious Bless Cheer New Year Daddy Infant Knights God Bless Hale Bereft

Author:John Kendrick Bangs

“When we know deep down that we're acting with integrity despite impulses to do otherwise, we feel gates of higher energy and inspiration open inside of us.”

Knows Feels Inspiration Energy Acting Higher Integrity Despite Impulse Gates Deep Down

Book:The Life You Were Born to Live: A Guide to Finding Your Life Purpose

Source: The Life You Were Born to Live: A Guide to Finding Your Life Purpose

“There is no question but that if Jesus Christ, or a great prophet from another religion, were to come back today, he would find it virtually impossible to convince anyone of his credentials despite the fact that the vast evangelical machine on American television is predicated on His imminent return among us sinners.”

Ifs Facts Today Jesus Christ Impossible Television Return Jesus Christ Machines Despite Prophet Convince Sinner Prophecy Evangelical Credentials American Television

Author:Peter Ustinov

“Temperament, like liberty, is important despite how many crimes are committed in its name.”

Important Names Liberty Crime Committed Despite Temperament

Author:Louis Kronenberger

“It is not science that has destroyed the world, despite all the gloomy forebodings of the earlier prophets. It is man who has destroyed man.”

Men World Destruction Despite Destroyed Prophet Gloomy Foreboding

Author:Max Lerner

“Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonor'd, and unsung.”

Self Dying Fairs Despite Dust Selfishness Titles Sprung Forfeit Native Land Renown Minstrels Groundhog Day Groundhogs

Author:Walter Scott

“Despite the warnings of other times, the impetuous and the confident continue their indiscriminate cultivation of weeds at the expense of occasional flowers.”

Flower Criticism Despite Expenses Weed Warning Occasional Cultivation Impetuous

Book:Sex, Death, and Money

Source: Sex, Death, and Money

“Invade me now, my ruthless friend, And make me cower in the dark. Remind me that I'm all alone And draw upon my face your mark. How is it that you capture me, When all my thoughts deny your force? Is it the reptile in my brain That lets your terror run its course? Baseless Fear undoes us all Despite our quest for lofty goals. We would-be Galahads don't die, Fear just freezes all our souls. It keeps us mute when feeling love, Reminding us what we might lose. And if by chance we meet success, Fear tells us which safe route to choose.”

Source: Rama Revealed

Women Female Trade Despite Clothings Sequence Buttocks

Book:the female eunuch

Source: the female eunuch

“It is possible to reclaim your future, to build a happy life despite an imperfect past. We can order the universe to our will and mind.”

Mind Past Order Universe Despite Our Future Happy Life Imperfect Your Future

Author:Katherine Marsh

“My kids are in front of the computer 247 despite having all the parental control. There is no way to stop the flow of information. The flow of information is too fast and too much.”

Way Kids Too Much Fronts Information Computer Flow Despite Parental

Author:Kajol

“The great virtue of free enterprise is that it forces existing businesses to meet the test of the market continuously, to produce products that meet consumer demands at lowest cost, or else be driven from the market. It is a profit-and-loss system. Naturally, existing businesses generally prefer to keep out competitors in other ways. That is why the business community, despite its rhetoric, has so often been a major enemy of truly free enterprise.”

“It is true that despite occasional gleams of Churchillian eloquence he [Gen. Douglas MacArthur] usually spoke poorly. He was far more effective in conversations a deux. But those who dismiss him as shallow because his rhetoric was fustian err.”

Conversation Despite Spokes Rhetoric Shallow Occasional Public Speaking Eloquence Gleam Macarthur

Author:William Manchester

“Despite the hours spent debating different models of general education, the choices faculties make rarely lead to any significant difference in the cognitive development of undergraduates.”

Different Choices Hours Differences Development Models Significant Despite Faculty Cognitive General Education

Author:Derek Bok

“It is not astonishing that there are many journalists who have become human failures and worthless men. Rather, it is astonishing that, despite all this, this very stratum includes such a great number of valuable and quite genuine men, a fact that outsiders would not so easily guess.”

Men Humans Facts Numbers Valuable Genuine Despite Journalist Outsiders Worthless Astonishing

Book:From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology

Source: From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology

“I am especially glad of the divine gift of laughter: it has made the world human and lovable, despite all its pain and wrong.”

World Humans Made Pain Divine Laughter Glad Despite Lovable Gift Of Laughter

Book:Dusk of Dawn (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois)

Source: Dusk of Dawn (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois)

“We have been flooded with postal cards from all over the United States and several parallel universes. Just a quick glance though these cards is enough to remind you why this great nation, despite all the talk of decline, still leads the world in tranquilizer consumption.”

World Has Beens Stills States Enough Funny America Universe Nations United United States Humorous Despite Cards Decline Consumption Glances Parallels Great Nations Parallel Universe

Book:Dave Barry Talks Back

Source: Dave Barry Talks Back

“Elsewhere in Italy is the lovely city of Venice, which each year attracts millions of visitors despite the fact that it is basically an enormous open sewer.”

Years Facts Humor Funny Cities Millions Humorous Lovely Enormous Despite Italian Elsewhere Venice Visitors Sewers

Book:Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need

Source: Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need

“Most books are about aspects of human knowledge - Few people write books about human ignorance, despite the fact that there would be much more to write about”

People Inspirational Writing Humans Book Facts Would Be Ignorance Aspect Despite Human Knowledge

Author:Piero Scaruffi

“Right now our blog on the presence of tape at EMC World is seeing twice as much traffic as all the other EMC World related content. Why? Many of our readers are coming to the obvious conclusion that tape, despite the negative marketing, is still an optimal way to protect and archive their information.”

World Way Stills Seeing Information Reader Right Now Protect Negative Marketing Obvious Conclusion Despite Related Tape Traffic Blogs Storage Archives Optimal

Author:George Arthur Crump

“Despite the campaign rhetoric, the bureaucracies-big business and big government-are here to stay. The centralization effort cannot be checked. but it can be rationally directed towards our species goal: Space Migration, which in turn offers the only way to re-attain individual freedom of space-time and the small-group social structures which obviously best suit our nervous systems. It is another paradox of neuro-genetics that only in space habitats can humanity return to the village life and pastoral style for which we all long.”

Source: Neuropolitique

“Blame is especially useful in situations in which there is no apparent villain-those moments that prove, despite our advancement of learning, how susceptible we are to high winds and wet roads.”

Moments Situation Wind Prove Blame Despite Villain Wet Advancement Susceptible

Author:Roger Rosenblatt

“The fundamental question for the United States is how it can cooperate to help meet the basic needs of the people of the hemisphere despite the philosophical disagreements it may have with the nature of particular regimes. It must seek pragmatic ways to help people without necessarily embracing their governments. It should recognize that diplomatic relations are merely practical conveniences and not measures of moral judgment.”

“Death, the real simile for disease - for when we are ill, do we not always feel like we are dying, even if it's only a little? - remains, despite our secularism, the most metaphoricised phenomenon of all.”

Ifs Feels Littles Real Dying Disease Remains Ill Despite Phenomenon Simile Secularism

Author:Will Self

“Friends, both the imaginary ones you build for yourself out of phrases taken from a living writer, or real ones from college, and relatives, despite all the waste of ceremony and fakery and the fact that out of an hour of conversation you may have only five minutes in which the old entente reappears, are the only real means for foreign ideas to enter your brain.”

May Mean Ideas Real Facts Hours Brain Taken Five Minutes College Friends Conversation Waste Despite Phrases Imaginary Ceremony Five Minutes Real Ones Master Ceremony

Book:U and I: A True Story

Source: U and I: A True Story

“Grief is depression in proportion to circumstance; depression is grief out of proportion to circumstance. It is tumbleweed distress that thrives on thin air, growing despite its detachment from the nourishing earth. It can be described only in metaphor and allegory”

Earth Grief Growing Air Circumstances Depression Metaphor Despite Proportion Thrive Distress Detachment Allegory Thin Air Tumbleweeds

Book:The Noonday Demon: An Atlas Of Depression

Source: The Noonday Demon: An Atlas Of Depression

“I was looking to do something non-fiction because I had done a strip, 'My Mom Was a Schizophrenic.' I really enjoyed the process of doing that strip, despite its subject matter. To do it I'd had to do a lot of research and reading and I figured I'd like to do that again.”

Matter Done Reading Process Fiction Subjects Mom Research My Mom Despite Enjoyed Non Fiction Subject Matter Schizophrenic

Author:Chester Brown

“We all start out with the same alphabet. We are all unique. Talent is not the most important thing --- discipline and dedication are. Craft can be learned but desire and longing are innate. Despite the demands of school and just being young, try to write SOMETHING every day --- a description, a captured emotion, a simile, a metaphor. Read, for crying out loud! A writer must read the way a ball player must go to the ballfield every day to practice. Everything is possible in this world of ours--- and so's publication.”

“Metaphorical tone deafness is when people are unable to discern what is of value in something. I think I'm tone deaf to poetry, for instance. Despite having studied it into a second year of university, most of it just leaves me cold.”

People Thinking Years Values Cold University Despite Instance Tone Leaving Me Deaf Metaphorical Deafness

Author:Julian Baggini

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