“... there is an ecstatic mechanism in birds that makes them fly upwards in spite of worms.”
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
Christopher Reeve
“In spite of the six thousand manuals on child raising in the bookstores, child raising is still a dark continent and no one really knows anything. You just need a lot of love and luck -- and, of course, courage.”
Bill Cosby
“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.”
Alanis Morisette
“Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.”
Will Rogers
“You live in a deranged age, more deranged that usual, because in spite of great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing.”
Walker Percy
“Don't cut off your nose to spite your face”
American Proverb
