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Hope Quotes



"Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, 'What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.' Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope."


"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."


"Our democracy is the centerpiece of who we are as a nation. And it is the fondest hope of all Americans that we can help bring democracy to every corner of the world."


"I hope we can build our offense and go out there and win games."



"We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for HOPE scholarships for technical training, and we added some formula funding."


"I hope to continue working in film, television and theatre."



"We hope and we've made clear that the forces need to come out. It needs to be full and complete withdrawal. Our position is it needs to be done as soon as possible so that the elections can be free, fair and free of outside influence."


"To help all created things, that is the measure of all our responsibility; to be helped by all, that is the measure of our hope."



"We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that there would be a breakdown of trade barriers in Europe first, and then eventually a breakdown internationally, which would help increase trade with Europe."



"This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don't get it."


"I hope to actually get back to painting someday... soon. I sort of transitioned into cartooning from painting."



"I hope that you will learn to take responsibility for your decisions. don't take counsel of your fears."



"I'm going to sit back, light up, and hope I don't chew the cigarette to pieces."


"I still watch her now, like I always did, and she watches me, her brown eyes looking out from a wolf's face. This is the story of a boy who used to be a wolf, and a girl who became one.I won't let this be my last good-bye. I've folded one thousand paper cranes of me and Grace, and I've made my wish. I will find a cure. And then I will find Grace."



"I have met a few Casanovas I like and a few I have not liked - and I hope to meet a few more."
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"There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do and call it Hope."


"Canadians want to see real hope restored, not false hopes raised."


"I try to find hope in struggle and resistance in small places as much as I can."


"It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations."



"But where hope rises, fear must lurk behind."



"I feel that these stories are being written to articulate certain confusions and disappointments, and I do mean to shake up the reader, and I do hope they're on target."



"It is not only our duty to America, but also to Ireland. We could not hope to succeed in our effort to make Ireland a Republic without the moral and material support of the liberty-loving citizens of these United States."


"We just said, 'Okay, you're in the movie. Bring what you would bring for a three-day weekend and I hope you like the way you look in it because once you're on camera, that's your wardrobe.' But it worked; it worked and we were very surprised."


"Peer beyond the wall of doubt to embrace the possibilities."


"She could now be sad without losing a jot of hope. Nay, rather, the least approach of sadness would begin at once to wake her hope. She regretted nothing that had come, nothing that had gone. She believed more and more that not anything worth having is ever lost; that even the most evanescent shades of feeling are safe for those who grow after their true nature, toward that for which they were made-in other and higher words, after the will of God."


"Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is good company along the way."


"Democracy still has a real hope and chance in Iraq, and true freedom in this country would be the greatest testament to those who gave their lives for it."


"To be really happy, we must throw our hearts over the bar and hope that our bodies will follow."


"Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most cancer patients feel loved and they have hope and self-esteem."



"We wrote verses that condemned us, with no hope of pardon, to the most bitter solitude."
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