Despite our differences, much more unites us than divides us.

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And this is all part of a cooperative relationship that we need to have, and we have had, despite our differences in the past, and we think we will continue to have going into the future.

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And that would demonstrate to the American people and to people around the world that despite our differences on some very important issues, we can come together and do the practical thing and the sensible thing to help our economy grow, to avert some of the concern over the so-called fiscal cliff.

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You realize despite all our differences, there are so many human experiences and emotions that we share.

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Despite our strong differences with the Iranian government, we have a deeply held obligation to help those in need in times of disaster.

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And I think despite all of our differences in the last two and four years, we have achieved significant things together.

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We need to listen to each other because despite our superficial disagreements and differences, we humans are still the best hope and the gravest danger for the planet we call home.

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Despite certain differences between countries and deviances between markets, the numbers of our report generally confirm: there has never been such an amount and variety of content produced and consumed before.

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Despite our squeamishness about cultural stereotypes, there are tons of carloads of studies out there showing marked and quantifiable differences between our two cultures.

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