“... in love, barriers cannot be destroyed from the outside by the one to whom the cause despair, no matter what he does; and it isonly when he is no longer concerned with them that, suddenly, as a result of work coming from elsewhere, accomplished within the one who did not love him, these barriers, formerly attacked without success, fall futilely.” LoveDoeMatterFallCausesResultsDespairConcernedNo Matter WhatDestroyedAccomplishedBarriersElsewhereFutility Author:Marcel Proust
“Sometimes to go forward you've got to go to the depths of your own personal despair and claw yourself back. From that point, no matter what happens, you know you can do it.” KnowsSometimesMatterHappensCan DoDespairNo Matter WhatDepthYou Can Do ItClawsSports Psychology Author:Gordon Strachan
“I tell the kids that, even in a childhood marked by despair and deprivation, I knew that no matter what happened, I still had my family, or at least the remnants of a family ripped apart by divorce and then glued back together in various odd arrangements through a series of ill- advised remarriages. It was good to know I had a solid foundation.” KnowsStillsMatterKidsTogetherHappenedChildhoodDespairMy FamilyNo Matter WhatFoundationSeriesIllVariousDivorceOddArrangementsRippedBack TogetherDeprivationRemnantsSolid FoundationRemarriage Author:Bill Bryson
“Love demands everything, they say, but my love demands only this: that no matter what happens or how long it takes, you`ll keep faith in me, you`ll remember who we are, and you`ll never feel despair.” FeelsLongMatterHappensRememberDemandDespairNo Matter WhatWho We AreKeep The Faith Author:Ann Brashares
“We'll choose knowledge no matter what, we'll maim ourselves in the process, we'll stick our hands into the flames for it if necessary. Curiosity is not our only motive; love or grief or despair or hatred is what drives us on. We'll spy relentlessly on the dead; we'll open their letters, we'll read their journals, we'll go through their trash, hoping for a hint, a final word, an explanation, from those who have deserted us--who've left us holding the bag, which is often a good deal emptier than we'd supposed.” IfsMatterHandsLeftProcessDealsGriefDespairLettersHatredNo Matter WhatSticksFinalsCuriosityFlamesExplanationMotiveBagsJournalSpyTrashHintsDesertedFinal Words Author:Margaret Atwood
“I assert once again as a truth to which history as a whole bears witness that men may second their fortune, but cannot oppose it; that they may weave its warp, but cannot break it. Yet they should never give up, because there is always hope, though they know not the end and more towards it along roads which cross one another and as yet are unexplored; and since there is hope, they should not despair, no matter what fortune brings or in what travail they find themselves.” KnowsMenGivingShouldMayArtWarEndsMatterWholeBreakBearsDespairGiving UpCrossesNo Matter WhatFortuneWitnessNever Giving UpArt Of WarThere Is HopeWarpUnexploredLong Road Author:Niccolo Machiavelli
“Humans cannot reject temptation. When they are plunged into the depths of despair, likened to hell, they will hold on to anything that may help them escape from the situation they are in, even if it's merely a spider's thread, no matter what sort of humans they are.” IfsHumansMayMatterHelpingSituationHellDespairNo Matter WhatDepthTemptationRejectsThreadSpiders Author:Yana Toboso
“No matter what, we always have the power to choose hope over despair, engagement over apathy, kindness over indifference, enthusiasm over lethargy, love over hate. This is our true freedom. Whatever life may throw at us, we have the freedom and ability to choose our attitude. And I believe it is in those moments of choice that we manifest our destiny.” BelieveMayMatterMomentsHateChoicesI BelieveAbilityAttitudeDestinyKindnessDespairNo Matter WhatEnthusiasmIndifferenceManifestEngagementApathyOur DestinyTrue FreedomLethargyAbility To Choose Author:Cory Booker