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Hope Quotes

"Revolutions are born of hope."

"Revolutions are born of hope."

Crane Brinton, American Historian

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"Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realized joy could be."

"Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realized joy could be."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Hope, Life, Joy, Truth

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"At least believe this many humans, who are interested obviously in this topic. Many of them visited me after lectures and meetings, in hope that I can give concrete answers to their questions. For it was clear: If that does not know it, who is to then know it?"

"At least believe this many humans, who are interested obviously in this topic. Many of them visited me after lectures and meetings, in hope that I can give concrete answers to their questions. For it was clear: If that does not know it, who is to then know it?"

Ulrich Walter, German Astronaut

Hope, Answers, Meetings, Questions

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"I hope they don't reveal everything they know about me."

"I hope they don't reveal everything they know about me."

Raymond Berry, American Athlete

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"Earth's troubles fade in the light of heaven's hope."

"Earth's troubles fade in the light of heaven's hope."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Hope, Optimism, Troubles, Fade

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"We hoped against hope that what we had been doing was enough to prevent a riot. It was not enough."

"We hoped against hope that what we had been doing was enough to prevent a riot. It was not enough."

Jerome Cavanagh, American Politician

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"Hope is a waking dream."

"Hope is a waking dream."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Hope, Dream, Waking

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"I think America has a brilliant future."

"I think America has a brilliant future."

Harold Evans, British Journalist

Hope, America, Future

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"Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity."

"Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Hope, Soul, Eternity, Struggle

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"The real reason for not committing suicide is because you always know how swell life gets again after the hell is over."

"The real reason for not committing suicide is because you always know how swell life gets again after the hell is over."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

Hope, Suicide, Life, Hell

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"To relate oneself expectantly to the possibility of the good is to hope. To relate oneself expectantly to the possibility of evil is to fear. By the decision to choose hope one decides infinitely more than it seems, because it is an eternal decision."

"To relate oneself expectantly to the possibility of the good is to hope. To relate oneself expectantly to the possibility of evil is to fear. By the decision to choose hope one decides infinitely more than it seems, because it is an eternal decision."

Soren Kierkegaard, Danish Philosopher

Hope, Fear, Choice, Faith

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"That's the point, isn't it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We'll win in the end."

"That's the point, isn't it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We'll win in the end."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

Hope, Perseverance, Life, Struggle

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"The Democratic Party is like a mule. It has neither pride of ancestry nor hope of posterity."

"The Democratic Party is like a mule. It has neither pride of ancestry nor hope of posterity."

Ignatius Donnelly, American Politician

Hope, Ancestry, Party, Posterity

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"There is do much sttuborn hope in a human heart."

"There is do much sttuborn hope in a human heart."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Hope, Heart, Life, Spirit

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"I directed before I was even in television; I directed in the theatre for seven years, so that was my trade anyway. But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director."

"I directed before I was even in television; I directed in the theatre for seven years, so that was my trade anyway. But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director."

Mel Smith, British Actor

Hope, Being, Television, Theatre

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"I hope that there are no persons that would want to think ill of me in any direction or any behavior."

"I hope that there are no persons that would want to think ill of me in any direction or any behavior."

Diahann Carroll, American Actress

Hope, Behavior, Direction, Want

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"Hope is a passion for the possible."

"Hope is a passion for the possible."

Soren Kierkegaard, Danish Philosopher

Hope, Possibility, Optimism, Vision

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"Sin was conquered on the cross. [Christ's] death is the foundation of our hope, the promise of our triumph!"

"Sin was conquered on the cross. [Christ's] death is the foundation of our hope, the promise of our triumph!"

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Hope, Christ, Optimism, Cross

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"If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness."

"If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Hope, Dreams, Forgiveness, Goal, Goodness

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"I thought the world had actually ended. I thought nothing good could ever happen again. I thought anything might happen if I wasn't vigilant. I didn't eat. I didn't go out. I didn't want to see anyone. But I survived, Paul. Much to my own surprise, I got through it. And life...well, gradually became livable again."

"I thought the world had actually ended. I thought nothing good could ever happen again. I thought anything might happen if I wasn't vigilant. I didn't eat. I didn't go out. I didn't want to see anyone. But I survived, Paul. Much to my own surprise, I got through it. And life...well, gradually became livable again."

Jojo Moyes, British Novelist

Hope, Survival, Healing, Change

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"Hope is a very unruly emotion."

"Hope is a very unruly emotion."

Gloria Steinem, American Activist

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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."

"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, British Businessman

Hope, Mind, Opinion

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"I hope that some day the practice of producing cowpox in human beings will spread over the world - when that day comes, there will be no more smallpox."

"I hope that some day the practice of producing cowpox in human beings will spread over the world - when that day comes, there will be no more smallpox."

Edward Jenner, English Scientist

Hope, Day, Practice, Will

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"In any situation, there is hope."

"In any situation, there is hope."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Hope, Situation, Strength, Faith

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"We hope there is a sense of purpose in everything."

"We hope there is a sense of purpose in everything."

Ozzie Smith, American Athlete

Hope, Purpose, Sense

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"Is there any good left in the world/ And if there is, can you still find it in the places that matter? Why is it that the only places i see it now, is in the graves of the victims, and the tears of those who mourn them?"

"Is there any good left in the world/ And if there is, can you still find it in the places that matter? Why is it that the only places i see it now, is in the graves of the victims, and the tears of those who mourn them?"

Christina Engela, South African Author

Hope, Goodness, World, Victims, Tears

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"Hope is the spotlight that shines on the mine fields of possibility."

"Hope is the spotlight that shines on the mine fields of possibility."

Tony Dovale, South African Author

Hope, Future, Possibility, Courage

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"In an age of hope men looked up at the night sky and saw 'the heavens.' In an age of hopelessness they call it simply 'space."

"In an age of hope men looked up at the night sky and saw 'the heavens.' In an age of hopelessness they call it simply 'space."

Peter Kreeft, American Philosopher

Hope, Space, Perspective, Humanity

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"Abandon hope."

"Abandon hope."

Pema Chodron, American Author

Hope, Despair, Loss, Reality

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"I may err in judgment, but I hope not in intention."

"I may err in judgment, but I hope not in intention."

Edward Blake, Canadian Politician

Hope, Intention, Judgment, May

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"I had a hundred and seventeen days in which to convince Will Traynor that he had a reason to live."

"I had a hundred and seventeen days in which to convince Will Traynor that he had a reason to live."

Jojo Moyes, British Novelist

Hope, Life, Love, Support

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"A glacial chill rushes through Gage. He whips around just in time to see arms clutch Summer around the middle and drag her into the dark. Panic seizes him, and he takes off after her, regardless of the chaos brewing behind him. Her cry of surprise echoes all around them, drilling into his bones."

"A glacial chill rushes through Gage. He whips around just in time to see arms clutch Summer around the middle and drag her into the dark. Panic seizes him, and he takes off after her, regardless of the chaos brewing behind him. Her cry of surprise echoes all around them, drilling into his bones."

Laura Kreitzer, American Author

Hope, Fear, Action, Chaos, Emotion

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"A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope."

"A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher

Hope, Cause, Mind

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"Hope is the dream of a waking man."

"Hope is the dream of a waking man."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Hope, Dream, Man, Waking

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"I hope I never get so old I get religious."

"I hope I never get so old I get religious."

Ingmar Bergman, Swedish Director

Hope, Old, Religious

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"The gear teeth of his mind, the cogs of the brain's machinery that propelled his thoughts, were grinding to a halt, too long forced to fight against the friction of agony without the aid of hope, the lubricant for the soul."

"The gear teeth of his mind, the cogs of the brain's machinery that propelled his thoughts, were grinding to a halt, too long forced to fight against the friction of agony without the aid of hope, the lubricant for the soul."

Dan Groat, American Author

Hope, Pain, Mind, Suffering

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"That which is dreamed can never be lost, can never be undreamed."

"That which is dreamed can never be lost, can never be undreamed."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Hope, Dream, Lost, Memory

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"We daily share emotions, our personal and shared needs and hope."

"We daily share emotions, our personal and shared needs and hope."

Frank Jordan, American Politician

Hope, Emotions, Needs

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"I just believe that the feeling of wonder is amazing. I am pushing myself as far as I can humanly push myself... I can only hope for the best and expect the worse."

"I just believe that the feeling of wonder is amazing. I am pushing myself as far as I can humanly push myself... I can only hope for the best and expect the worse."

David Blaine, American Entertainer

Hope, Feeling, Wonder

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"The triumph of hope over experience."

"The triumph of hope over experience."

Jojo Moyes, British Novelist

Hope, Experience, Optimism, Reality

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"And I pray that the pieces of her broken world will come back together."

"And I pray that the pieces of her broken world will come back together."

James Dobson, American Psychologist

Hope, Healing, Prayer, Faith

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"The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking away from the present moment, and losing itself in schemes of future felicity... The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope."

"The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking away from the present moment, and losing itself in schemes of future felicity... The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Hope, Future, Losing, Mind

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"The eternal stars shine out as soon as it is dark enough."

"The eternal stars shine out as soon as it is dark enough."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher

Hope, Stars, Infinite, Light

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"Man is, properly speaking, based upon hope, he has no other possession but hope; this world of his is emphatically the place of hope."

"Man is, properly speaking, based upon hope, he has no other possession but hope; this world of his is emphatically the place of hope."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher

Hope, Man, Possession, World

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"For the believer there is hope beyond the grave, because Jesus Christ has opened the door to heaven for us by His death and resurrection."

"For the believer there is hope beyond the grave, because Jesus Christ has opened the door to heaven for us by His death and resurrection."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Hope, Believer, There, Optimism

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"The light was only just visible - except of course that there was no one to see, no witnesses, not this time, but it was nevertheless a light."

"The light was only just visible - except of course that there was no one to see, no witnesses, not this time, but it was nevertheless a light."

Douglas Adams, English Writer

Hope, Light, Visibility, Witness

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"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."

"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

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"Every sunrise gives you reason to hope. Every darkness of night teaches you patience."

"Every sunrise gives you reason to hope. Every darkness of night teaches you patience."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Hope, Sunrise, Patience, Night

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"If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force, then we will have destroyed the foundation of the organization and our best hope of establishing a world order."

"If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force, then we will have destroyed the foundation of the organization and our best hope of establishing a world order."

Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President

Hope, Force, Nations, Order

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"Where there is no hope, it is incumbent on us to invent it."

"Where there is no hope, it is incumbent on us to invent it."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Hope, Despair, Creativity, Invention

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