"They who do not understand that a man may be brought to hope that which of all things is the most grievous to him, have not observed with sufficient closeness the perversity of the human mind."

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"They who do not understand that a man may be brought to hope that which of all things is the most grievous to him, have not observed with sufficient closeness the perversity of the human mind."

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"I have only one prayer and that is, "Please give me endless power to love."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"Certainly if we hope do enhance and extend whatever natural assets we were given, we must expect to make an effort, if not actually great labor."

Dixie Carter, American Actor

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"You'd be surprised, Theo." she said, leaning back in her shawl-shaped chair, "what small, everyday things can lift us out of despair. But nobody can do it for you. You're the one who has to watch for the open door."

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"In time things thought impossible can be achieved."

Steven Redhead, British Author

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"We yearned for the future. How did we learn it, that talent for insatiability?"

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

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"I want to have faith in strangers. I want to have faith in what we're all going to do next. But I'm worried. I see things shifting from United We Stand to God Bless America. I don't believe in God Bless America. I don't believe a higher power is standing beside us and guiding us. I don't believe we're being singled out. I believe much more in United We Stand. I have my doubts, but I want it to be true. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we really came together, if we really found a common humanity? The hitch is that you can't find a common humanity just because you have a common enemy. You have to find a common humanity because you believe that's true."

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"They have a fine breeze and are now we hope, well on their way."

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"I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone."

Gerald R. Ford, American President

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"Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances which we know to be desperate."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

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"Trusting that you will some time or other do me greater justice than you can do now."

Jane Austen, British Writer

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