“Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.”
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“I hope to die in the saddle seat.”
“What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope?”
“The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union between manual and intellectual labor which characterizes the society we are aiming at.”
“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.”
“Hope is the denial of reality.”
“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.”
“Ah, Hope! what would life be, stripped of thy encouraging smiles, that teach us to look behind the dark clouds of today, for the golden beams that are to gild the morrow.”
“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.”
“A radical inner transformation and rise to a new level of consciousness might be the only real hope we have in the current global crisis brought on by the dominance of the Western mechanistic paradigm.”
“I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows this country to continue to be enriched by those who were not born here.”
“It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate.”
“Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.”
“Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making America more secure.”
“I can only hope to be 10 percent of the mom mine was to me. She encouraged me to be confident and enjoy life. That's what I want for my son.”
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.”
“My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.”
“I don't feel a lack of hope. It's just disappointment that after all these years we're still fighting meaningless wars for a handful of people.”
“Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.”
“When he is late for dinner and I know he must be either having an affair or lying dead in the street, I always hope he's dead.”
“Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope.”
“Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.”
“Hope founded upon a human being, a man-made philosophy or any institution is always misplaced... because these things are unreliable and fleeting.”
“I hope that you will learn to take responsibility for your decisions. don't take counsel of your fears.”