Despite a voluminous and often fervent literature on "income distribution," the cold fact is that most income is not distributed: It is earned.
Thomas Sowell
Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many foreign people still speak in foreign languages
Dave Barry
[on winning the Oscar despite low pre-award expectations] "Vegas had me at 12-to-1 odds. I sure do wish I had bet on myself and made a little money."
Marcia Gay Harden
It was a wonderful time to be young. The 1960s didn`t end until about 1976. We all believed in Make Love Not War - we were idealistic innocents, darling, despite the drugs and sex. We were sweet lovely people who wanted to throw out all the staid institut...
Margot Kidder
On why he decided to go to college despite the fact that he was the star of a hit television series "Lizzie McGuire" (2001) and a successful film The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003): "It`s supposed to be the best four years of your life. I wanted to get back ...
Adam Lamberg
Fortunately, somewhere between chance and mystery lies imagination, the only thing that protects our freedom, despite the fact that people keep trying to reduce it or kill it off altogether.
Luis Bunuel
Method acting is anything that gets you involved personally in the part, so that you can communicate in human terms with an audience. Despite all the obstacles, the American actor has changed the acting world.
Rod Steiger
You know what, despite my complaints about Phantom Menace and Episode 2, when Episode 3 comes out I`ll be first in line. I genuinely love it.
Simon Pegg
[on why he continued pursuing ballet despite the mockery] - "The other boys called me `poof`, `ballerina boy`, "Get on your tutu, Jamie." It gave me more determination to prove it wasn`t just for girls. It was for boys as well."
Jamie Bell
The trip reinforced my suspicions that, despite my Pacific Rim heritage, I`m about as American as you get. (explaining that he feels no particular affinity for Asia and does not want to live there)
Brandon Lee
My dad was a real fun guy and, despite his personal problems, he was a great father. It wasn`t easy, but he did a good job of raising my sister Mary and I all by himself.
Molly Shannon
Despite this discussion of things spiritual - I still think of myself as a very `human` being. I have the full complement of weaknesses, fears, problems, ego, and sensuality. But I think this is why we`re here - to work our way through all this, and, hope...
Jim Henson
Despite the fact that I have a good-size pair of breasts... in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1993), I have the opportunity to show the world they`re not my only attribute".
Teri Hatcher
Because we were a kid act, we traveled at half-fare, despite the fact that we were all around 20. Minnie insisted we were 13. "That kid of yours is in the dining car smoking a cigar", the conductor told her. A"And another one is in the washroom shaving". ...
Groucho Marx
[on Eddie Murphy] Despite all his success, Eddie acts like he`s 22 years old. His life is cars and girls, girls and cars. More cars. More girls.
Jamie Curtis
(Discussing whether or not he is typecast by audiences as Jean-Luc Picard): I think perhaps when I first walk in front of the camera they`ll say, "Aha, there, ah, yeah, Jean-Luc, we recognize him despite that charming little mustache." I believe that audi...
Patrick Stewart
My hero is me. Why? Because I was a poor little kid who was told, `Hey stupid, can`t you speak English?` Now all those people work for me. Despite whatever circumstances I came across, I was always able to rise to the top and there`s only one way to do th...
Gene Simmons
{On her marriage to David Wharnsby} "My relationship is the thing I`m proudest of in my life. I had a lot of opportunities to end up in some pretty bad situations and, despite all my faults, I had the sense to find someone like him and make the decision t...
Sarah Polley
On Miami Vice and Battlestar Galactica: Miami, although it took place among policemen, wasn`t about reality. It exploited reality to entertain. Battlestar is another thing. Despite it being set in space, it deals with real stuff.
Edward Olmos
[on her plans to speak out about her bypass operation, despite advice not to] My agent may say ix-nay on the bypass but I can`t; that`s me. It`s more important for me to be myself.
Patty Duke
What is surprising, ... how little attention [the memo] has received in some of the most important news media in the United States despite its being an official document that contradicts the North American version of the beginning of the war.
Jorge Ramos
What is so remarkable about the success of affirmative action is that it has been accomplished despite the Justice Department and the policies of the federal government.
Alexander Izosimov
What especially touched me was the fact that despite his personal experience, he never became bitter, and carried on in an admirable and just manner.
Helmut Kohl
We`ve worked hard and stayed incredibly upbeat despite what we`ve been through this year. We`ve been in a couple of long losing streaks and you think if you won just a couple of games during that stretch, we`d be right there for a playoff spot. The proble...
Shawn Camp
We therefore must keep the faith, despite the defeat of policies, because men pass with their policies whilst generations follow each other.
Ahmad Dorsett
We have made a good start to the year and we can maintain our full year guidance of 6 percent organic operating profit growth despite absorbing an increase in the cost of executing additional productivity initiatives in the second half,
Austin Imamura
We had a lot of people come out Friday despite the weather and Saturday was beautiful. We had a big crowd. The cook-off was a huge success and we set a new record for teams that participated.
Stacy Williams
We got ourselves back in the game despite all that, but it`s frustrating that everybody didn`t play the roles they were supposed to. North College Hill is very good, and their role players all played their roles.
Mark Mitchell