Possible Clues:

• 'Regardless ...'
• In spite of that, first lady joins symphony
• ''That being said . . .''
• Stevenson's written about still
• Constant, therefore all the same
• ''That's true, but . . .''
• That being the case, quits circle
• Still not odd then
• 'Despite all that . . .'
• ''Be that as it may . . .''