Spite Quotations | Page 3

I leave with great pride in what I have been able to accomplish at a school that only verbally supports their sports programs. Those in charge have unrealistic expectations of success considering the lack of funds budgeted. In spite of their lack of commitment, I was able to accomplish many things.

I have only been to there once last year and in spite of our result (8th after losing the lead due to a rear puncture and resultant brake failure) I thoroughly enjoyed the roads. They are very challenging and command respect, especially with all the rocks that can be dislodged and dragged out into the racing line. You have to drive to stay out of trouble just look how many crews were like us and had at least one puncture last year,

I know what the Eskimos pride is, I know what the Eskimos expect from their players because I was part of it. But in a respectful way I remember, not in spite of.

I'm so proud to have worked in this movie. (The) movie shows us that love is what makes us very similar in spite of being so different.

I must confess that in my teens and twenties, I loved 'Mansfield Park' rather in spite of Fanny than because of her. Like Fanny's rich, sophisticated cousins, I didn't really get her.

I'm not sure that jurors are really going to care about the niceties of mental illness when they hear someone mock 9-11 that way. It's such an inhuman perspective on a tragedy, so full of spite and hate, that jurors may decide there is no place on this earth for this guy.

I'm confident of this, in spite of all this violence. It's not going to last very long. I think that now that the government has taken action it's going to improve considerably.

In spite of widespread acceptance of this equation as gospel, we should remember that it is a theory. It can be trusted only to the extent that it is tested with experiments.

In spite of what some people claim, we are not in a post-racial era. I think it's still an important issue to bring up.

In spite of weakness in our major markets, we improved profitability, saw an extremely positive customer response to new John Deere products, and brought down field inventories of used farm equipment,

In spite of vibrant economic conditions, holiday shoppers continued to hold back and remained very value conscious, taking advantage of retail promotions and deep discounts.

In spite of this tragedy, reducing lead poisoning remains one of the most successful public-health interventions of the past 50 years.

In spite of this, once admitted to the general ward the typhus patient did not contaminate any of the other patients, the nurses or the doctors.

In spite of this increase, manufacturing confidence remains the lowest of the five sectors surveyed, indicating that it is still the sector most affected by the strong rand.

In spite of this geographical expansion and diversity in the nature of the virus, when it comes to the risk of transmission, we don't have any hard evidence to indicate that the virus has become more infectious.

In spite of things we are all hearing right now, professionals in this business believe the N.C. State job is a good one and that they will get a good coach.

In spite of the young lineup, we will be competitive and have a quicker overall team. Last year was one of the best Council Bluffs soccer seasons. This year will be new and different.

In spite of the very positive trends we have experienced in the second quarter and owing to the uncertain economic conditions with which we are confronted, our earnings guidance for the year-end remains unchanged,

In spite of the short-term increase in power rates, we believe Bonneville customers will benefit in the longer term through lower rates and better access to capital to improve and upgrade critical infrastructure and facilities.

in spite of the presence of that senior citizen on board.

In spite of their great number, tremendous work ethic and sheer presence, they remain virtually isolated from many of the activities of our town. They, together with the other ethnic groups that make up our dynamic population, make up over half of our society. This, my friends, is a true and real silent majority that can add positively to our way of life and our collective prosperity.

In spite of the Gateway announcement, there seems to be some firming in demand for PCs and flash memory. Pricing is starting to improve. And for IT services, capacity utilization is finally starting to improve.

In spite of the final outcome, we feel the league-leading Pioneers are beatable and we are looking forward to the return match.

In spite of the fact that we had no legal obligation, we engaged in conversations with them over the summer and made them an offer of a second contract, which they rejected unequivocally.

In spite of the fact that these studies have been repeated and that the designs have been modified in a way that has tried to make the studies more valid, we continue to see this disparity in the final results of the study.

In spite of the Dow Jones industrial average over 10,000, a growing economy, in spite of all those things to our credit, you and I know that there is something wrong in America.

In spite of the declarations, you will notice in the career of the same Krishna that He underwent defeat in His efforts or endeavors, on a few occasions you must have also noted that those defeats too, were part of the drama, which He had planned, and He Himself directed.

In spite of that, they asked me to come back,

In spite of numerous successful hunts for terrorists, the terrorist threat situation has eased only superficially. The bomb attacks in Madrid and London are clear evidence that Europe is no longer just a recruitment and financing area but has become a target of Islamic terrorism.

In spite of my Peace Corps background, my heart really is in the private sector. The commercial world is something that the nonprofit sector can't ignore.

In spite of many restrictions and changes in the squad, we have been able to find creative solutions.

In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive log past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways.

In spite of his freewheeling type of image, he was the voice of financial reason. Back when he was running smaller companies, he needed to run a tight ship.

In spite of great coverage from the press, media and by word of mouth, there are still lots of people who either do not know about Easter Seals or are not exactly sure what we do out here. I look forward to any venue where we can get the word out. When we can accomplish this in a relaxed, fun setting, that is even better. Besides the unique artwork, there is the custom framing by professionals at Kinder-Harris! Perfect combination!

In spite of everything we have done, we are only at the beginning of what will be a long struggle to protect this country from terrorism,

In spite of everything this season, Kevin (Murphy) comes every night to play. The kids played hard.

In spite of data gaps, methodological limitations, and serious scientific uncertainties, the Environmental Performance Index demonstrates that environmental policy results can be tracked with the same outcome-oriented and performance-based rigor that applies to poverty reduction, education, health promotion.

In spite of crossing guards blowing their whistles and waving their hands, (the driver) kept going, oblivious to the child standing directly in front of her.

In spite of conventional wisdom to the contrary, in our view, Sun has a future and, potentially a very bright one. We see the passing of the baton as affirmation that Sun can move into a strategic harvesting phase combined with focus on streamlined cost structure.

In spite of clear budgetary constraints, there hasn't been any attempt to reign in defense spending.

In spite of being professionally gregarious, in my nonpaid hours I'm a bit of a hermit. After being around a crew of fifty people for twelve hours a day on a film set, I really like my alone time, and as always, I abhor small talk.

In spite of all this time I expect to be summoned; I feel so proud when this happens. Even if Brazil wins its World Cup ticket in the match against Chile, I still want to play the last two qualifiers,

In spite of all the talk about simplicity, in fact the tax code has gotten more complicated every year.

In spite of all the refinements of society that conspired to make art the dizzying perfection of the string quartet or the sprawling grandeur of Fragonards canvases beauty was savage. It was as dangerous and lawless as the earth had been eons before man had one single coherent thought in his head or wrote codes of conduct on tablets of clay. Beauty was a Savage Garden.

In spite of all the news about how the semiconductor market is in trouble, this is about what happens in the background. This is a field that has worked.

In spite of all their friends could say, / On a winter's morn, on a stormy day, / In a sieve they went to sea!

In spite of 70 years of federal flood control efforts and nearly 40 years of federal flood insurance, the costs of flooding continue to rise and there is no federal policy to provide direction for future actions.

In addition to having 50 percent higher power density than previous generation products, this new breed of switching power supplies uses integrated digital capabilities to provide smart communication and programmable control features that will enable designers to precisely fine tune power for their needs throughout the development process. The easy-to-use microprocessor interface allows designers to make adjustments to a host of parameters including voltage, current, fan speed, sequencing, power factor correction, inrush and more. In spite of the advanced feature set, designers should find that this new digital generation of intelligent switching power supplies will be price competitive with existing technology.

Christian salvation consists in works. To be saved is to be made holy. To be saved requires our being made part of a people separated from the world so that we can be united in spite of - or perhaps better, because of - the world's fragmentation and divisions.

High Alpine meadows, like their near relatives prairie, desert and certain varieties of wetland, teach us to consider the world from a fresh perspective, to open our eyes and take account of what we have missed, reminding us that, in spite of our emphasis on the visual in everyday speech, we see so very little of the world.

Hope was a pathological part of puberty, like acne and surging hormones. You might sound cynical to the world, but that was just a defense mechanism, cover-up coating a zit, because it was too embarrassing to admit that in spite of the bum deals you kept getting, you hadn't completely given up.

How can we ignore two of our most courageous runners who continued on with conviction and grace in spite of the most dreadful disease ever known: cancer. Sean Delaney and Steve Hancock must always be mentioned in the same breath as all the greats. Sean finished with honor and Steve continues his run. Both remind us that simply being able to run is what this is all about.

By selling, you're making an ethical statement. But don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

Holy Katrina! The economy weathered two major hurricanes and in spite of that showed accelerated growth. I think what this shows is that fundamentally the economy was and is in really good shape.

Unconditional love is being connected to Source in spite on the conditions.

Every work of art has its necessity; find out your very own. Ask yourself if you would do it if nobody would ever see it, if you would never be compensated for it, if nobody ever wanted it. If you come to a clear ‘yes’ in spite of it, then go ahead and don’t doubt it anymore.

It is emotion that drives the intelligence forward in spite of obstacles.

The true warrior isn't immune to fear. She fights in spite of it.

To love is never just to love since it is also to will to love, and ... to love in spite of oneself, to allow oneself to be overcome by one's love.

I don't think that we ought to cut off our nose to spite our face. I don't even necessarily think that in the long run that we should forever keep them out of WTO,

I do realize that we probably set the game back about 15 years by our turnovers. But to win in spite of that ... there must be some other things that you're doing pretty well.

However, in spite of our best efforts, our fine relationship has been strained by Japan's continued ban on imports of U.S. beef.

However, Cinderella, in spite of her mean apparel, was a hundred times more handsome than her sisters, though they were always richly dressed.

I came away with a respect for those people who were so nice to us in spite of losing everything, ... The experience definitely made me appreciate what I have. I just can't imagine losing everything like they did.

Great hail! we cry to the comers From the dazzling unknown shore; Bring us hither your sun and your summers; And renew our world as of yore; You shall teach us your song's new numbers, And things that we dreamed not before: Yea, in spite of a dreamer who slumbers, And a singer who sings no more.

For them to threaten us ... to cancel the (economic) conference is like a man who cuts off his nose to spite his face,

In spite of all the sparring that went on between us, I sort of liked Morelli. Good judgment told me to stand clear of him, but then I've never been a slave to good judgment.

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

If you stay alive for no other reason do it for spite

God's Word is pure and sure, in spite of the devil, in spite of your fear, in spite of everything.

Only one thing remained reachable, close and secure amid all losses: language. Yes, language. In spite of everything, it remained secure against loss.

I know things are unbearable but in spite of that we have to bear them.

The most successful people reach the top not because they are free of limitations, but because they act in spite of their limitations

In spite of calamity, He still has a plan for me, And it’s working for my good, And it’s building my testimony...

...the plan will happen in spite of us, not because of us.

Obama is running again for spite.

I'm not a Hollywood director. I'm an in spite of Hollywood director.

In spite of warnings, nothing much happens until the status quo becomes more painful than change.

Hope is not a substitute for pain. Hope is in spite of pain.

Hope is believing in spite of the evidence, and then watching the evidence change.

These pleasing results, achieved in the context of a weak worldwide music market and in spite of the potential distraction of our merger discussions, demonstrate the fundamental strength and quality of EMI's businesses.

This is our fifth consecutive year and I've been privileged enough to be on four of those teams. This is just an opportunity for us to play well and to be together. Every game is another chance to make it better. In spite of our losses here lately, we've had a good season and a good record. There's a lot to be thankful for and stay positive about.

This is a large and extremely well-coordinated attack. In spite of our best efforts to coordinate intelligence collection on terrorists, this is a massive failure of national cooperation, ... I can't believe there were no indications.

The arts in America exist in spite of America, not because of America.

The empty suits at UAL world headquarters are dropping their bags of money only long enough to pat themselves on the back for a job well done. The fact is that United survived in spite of its current leadership, not because of it. The true heroes of this shameful bankruptcy ordeal are the IAM members and other front-line employees who work every day at reduced rates while delivering a first-rate product.

The inalienable dignity of every human being and the rights which flow from that dignity - in the first place the right to life and the defense of life - are at the heart of the church's message."" Pope John Paul ended his address, saying: ""In spite of divisions among Christians, 'all those justified by faith through baptism are incorporated into Christ...brothers and sisters in the Lord.'

The improvement came in spite of absorbing additional administrative costs related to corporate reorganization, a bank refinancing, and litigation and severance costs which we consider to be one-time costs unique to the period.

Although earlier estimates have been revised up slightly, the new figures confirm that the sector was in technical recession in the first half of 2005. In spite of the minimal increase in output seen in July, the sector is persistently failing to establish a sustainable recovery.

Agribusiness is still the main sector in exports to the Arab countries, but it is already possible to see that other products, especially manufactured goods, have conquered space in this market. Proof of this is that exports in general have increased a lot, in spite of agribusiness remaining stable.

You've already won me over-in spite of me. So don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet. And don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are. I couldn't help it-it's all your fault.

And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them - in World War II 16.5 million men and women in uniform, today roughly a million in uniform in spite of the fact that the country is almost twice as large a population as we had in World War II.

All students can benefit. They enjoy the socialization. I think they are learning in spite of themselves.

The girls knew my situation. But they knew they still had to perform this season, in spite of that, and they did. I'm proud of this team.

The downtrend that started immediately after hurricane Katrina remains firmly in place in spite of Wilma and industrial problems at Total in France,

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself as accepted in spite of being unacceptable

Do not trust the person of spite; though you have loved and tamed them, the snake will bite.

If we manage to last in spite of everything, it is because our infirmities are so many and so contradictory that they cancel each other out.

The market is volatile, people are edgy; it's also very, quiet in spite of the volumes. I guess everyone's waiting for a catalyst, something to drive the market at this point.

It’s a release to know that in spite of everything a premeditated act of courage is still possible.

Oh courage...oh yes! If only one had that...Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.