Publishing is a business and writing is an art. The two have to be crammed together despite the clearly different motivations behind them.
Despite a decade of criticism and budget cuts, the specialised UN agencies have far more expertise and hands-on experience than any other organisations in the world.
Yet food is something that is taken for granted by most world leaders despite the fact that more than half of the population of the world is hungry.
The freedom I have as a U.S. citizen is unparalleled. Despite the fact people may not like American passports, having that passport affords me more freedoms than any other passport could.
Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences.
My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.
Despite failing to get bin Laden, the U.S. government and media portrayed the early Afghanistan war as a great victory.
Despite this lamentable lack of balance in our education I do not believe that either children or adults in my country are permeated by a widespread hostility to Germany.
I love stories about two people who are doing illegal things, who we really enjoy watching despite the fact that we know they are doomed in some way.
I love creepy old dudes. I love that they have so much self-confidence, despite having no evidence whatsoever to back it up.
Despite where you stand in life at the moment, always remember that your presence on earth matters as much as everyone else's.
The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it.
Your life isn't determined by your mistakes, but by your determination to keep going despite of them.
Democracy, despite its limitations, is in the end the only way to ensure that policies do not simply benefit the privileged few.
Despite all the sadness, violence and misery, I still believe in universal peace, goodness, and beauty of humanity.
I had learned that every patient has the right to hope, despite long odds, and it was my role to help nurture that hope.
Woo-jin Lee: My sister and I loved each other, despite everything. Can you do the same?
I'm aware that the World Cup is probably the greatest spectacle in the world of sport, and that's despite the referees that have been found to have fixed games specifically.
I think in both of those situations, it's important as an actor to learn, despite the success I had as a kid, that it's important to understand what it means to be a small fish in a big pond.
I see success as bringing some confidence back to the American people that despite our differences, we can find some ways to move forward.
Despite our ever-connective technology, neither Skype nor Facebook - not even a telephone call - can come close to the joy of being with loved ones in person.
