1.
Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.
Prince
Despite all odds, nobody can decree what kind of person you are to others.
2.
Our greatest human freedom is that, despite whatever our physical situation is in life, WE ARE ALWAYS FREE TO CHOOSE OUR THOUGHTS!
Viktor E. Frankl
Our greatest liberation is the power of volition regarding our mental state, no matter our corporeal circumstances!
3.
Despite everything, life is full of beauty and meaning.
Etty Hillesum
4.
Despite everything, I have few regrets. I have crammed a lot of living into my time.
Peter Lawford
5.
Fear and I were old buddies, despite my best efforts to the contrary.
Peter Straub
6.
If everybody feels fear when approaching something totally new in life鈥攜et so many are out there doing it despite the fear鈥攖hen we must conclude that fear is not the problem.
Susan Jeffers
7.
Despite his cynical exterior, he had a good heart-and Lissa owned most of it.
Richelle Mead
8.
Despite the failures you've had, you can be great.
Jon Jones
9.
Despite of all my Sunday learnin', toward the bad I kept turning.
Merle Haggard
10.
You have to believe in yourself despite the evidence.
Kent Haruf
11.
The greatest act of courage is not falling in love But, despite everything, falling in love again.
Robin Wayne Bailey
12.
Despite what you hear and say there will always be that one voice that will always be true to you.
Tony DiTerlizzi
13.
Despite everything we know about photo manipulation, a photo is still considered an objective document.
Molly Crabapple
14.
He was too perfect, despite being one of the most imperfect people I knew.
Richelle Mead
15.
It appears history is going to keep happening, despite our hopes for retirement.
Gregory Maguire
16.
And let our despite go to those who work and fight and our hate to those who hope and trust.
Fernando Pessoa
17.
Despite the successes, you remember the failures - rather lovingly.
Harold Prince
18.
Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear.
Susana Martinez
19.
As I've gotten older, I have gotten a lot better at finding the pleasures of making music despite the business of it.
Erin McKeown
20.
I don't know what it is I'm doing. But it's not that. Despite all evidence to the contrary.
Edward Gorey
21.
Love doesn't always come when you want it to. Sometimes it just happens, despite your will.
Virginia C. Andrews
22.
Defeat is for those who, despite their fears, live with enthusiasm and faith.
Paulo Coelho
23.
In Cuba, despite having lived through the most difficult times, there has never been a neo liberal adjustment.
Alejandro Castro Espin
24.
Despite what I do for a living, I am very insecure about my body.
Erin Andrews
25.
If something fails despite being carefully planned, carefully designed, and conscientiously executed, that failure often bespeaks underlying change and, with it, opportunity.
Peter Drucker
26.
Seeing, despite the name, isn鈥檛 merely visual.
Seth Godin
28.
I think I became [writer] despite myself - tricking myself into it, really.
Vera Nazarian
29.
I planned my death carefully, unlike my life, which meandered along from one thing to another, despite my feeble attempts to control it.
Margaret Atwood
31.
Despite my lovely diction I am going to die.
Lynn Emanuel
32.
I think of myself as being Jewish and Irish, despite the fact that I'm English.
Daniel Radcliffe
33.
It's an old saying that one still has to know something, despite everything.
Halld贸r Laxness
34.
[Bananarama] were written off from day one. Nobody believed in us but us. We kept having hits despite the record company, despite the press
Siobhan Fahey
35.
Courage is doing something despite the fear, and I've worked hard on being a courageous person.
Sara Blakely
36.
For years, despite having impeccable taste, I didn't understand how to convey that I had impeccable taste.
Courtney Love