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.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.
Pearl S. Buck
I became a writer in spite of my environments.
Robert E. Howard
I cannot help it - in spite of myself, infinity torments me.
Alfred de Musset