939 private quotes tagged hope

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” — Desmond Tutu

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“I wish you a tolerable Thursday. That's all any of us can hope for.” — April Winchell

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“Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is down to zero and the world is a much better place.” — Colin Powell

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“Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime therefore we must be saved by hope.” — Reinhold Niebuhr

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“When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can come hope and action.” — Paul Wellstone

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“You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things.” — Jon Stewart

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“There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart.” — Daisaku Ikeda

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“Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most cancer patients feel loved and they have hope and self-esteem.” — David D. Burns

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“I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope.” — Jerry Lewis

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“The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.” — Stephen Ambrose

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“I just hope that our fans are people who are inspired by music, and just use our music as a background or inspiration for whatever it is they do.” — Maynard James Keenan

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“All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from.” — Aaliyah

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“I hope I didn't bore you too much with my life story.” — Elvis Presley

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“If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is.” — Joseph Addison

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“A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.” — John Ciardi

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“Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough.” — Richard M. DeVos

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“Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like to be. So there's always something to hope for.” — Washington Irving

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“Hope is the denial of reality.” — Margaret Weis

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“Now, I look at where I am now and I know what I wanna to do. What I would like to be able to do is to spend whatever time I have left and to give, and maybe some hope to others.” — Jim Valvano

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“I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it.” — Oscar Hammerstein II

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“I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn't intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife.” — E. O. Wilson

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“I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment.” — Paul Tillich

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“The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side.” — George Lucas

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“I do not at all have the mind of a bully... in my mind bullies are intolerant of contrary opinion, domineering and rather cowardly. I would hope that none of those terms could be fairly used in describing me.” — Conrad Black

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“See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.” — Charles Barkley

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