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Hope Quotes

"I suppose it can be truthfully said that hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity."

"I suppose it can be truthfully said that hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

Hope, Truth, Observation, Perception

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"It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with his face in what direction he will, he must necessarily turn his back on one half of the world."

"It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with his face in what direction he will, he must necessarily turn his back on one half of the world."

George Dennison Prentice, American Editor

Hope, Direction, Man, Will

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"Strive to be a person of action, good deeds and a willing vessel of hope."

"Strive to be a person of action, good deeds and a willing vessel of hope."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Hope, Action, Goodness, Inspirational

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"The time will come, my dearwhen I will hold you closeand all will beright againin the world."

"The time will come, my dearwhen I will hold you closeand all will beright againin the world."

Sanober Khan, Indian Businessman

Hope, Comfort, Love, Future

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"Sometimes our whole life is all about, not letting the fire that burns our homes down become the light that guides us home."

"Sometimes our whole life is all about, not letting the fire that burns our homes down become the light that guides us home."

Akshay Vasu, Indian Poet

Hope, Pain, Resilience, Fire

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"Hope is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul -And sings the tune without the words -And never stops - at all -And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -And sore must be the storm -That could abash the little BirdThat kept so many warm -I've heard it in the chillest land -And on the strangest Sea -Yet - never - in Extremity,It asked a crumb - of me."

"Hope is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul -And sings the tune without the words -And never stops - at all -And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -And sore must be the storm -That could abash the little BirdThat kept so many warm -I've heard it in the chillest land -And on the strangest Sea -Yet - never - in Extremity,It asked a crumb - of me."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

Hope, Soul, Strength, Comfort

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"We thought she'd save him. We all hoped so much that she'd save him because it would have been like a fairy tale and when one had lived in the dark for so long it's very difficult not to believe in fairy tales."

"We thought she'd save him. We all hoped so much that she'd save him because it would have been like a fairy tale and when one had lived in the dark for so long it's very difficult not to believe in fairy tales."

Fredrik Backman, Swedish Author

Hope, Darkness, Faith, Salvation

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"Well, we must wait for the future to show."

"Well, we must wait for the future to show."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Hope, Future, Patience, Time

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"All cannot be lost when there is still so much being found."

"All cannot be lost when there is still so much being found."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

Hope, Loss, Discovery, Life

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"My hope does not rest in the affairs of this world. It rests in Christ who is coming again."

"My hope does not rest in the affairs of this world. It rests in Christ who is coming again."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Hope, Does, Optimism, Rest

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"And the day will comeMaybe not tomorrow maybe not next week but it will come nevertheless, when you awaken and realise, it just a foolishly beautiful dream."

"And the day will comeMaybe not tomorrow maybe not next week but it will come nevertheless, when you awaken and realise, it just a foolishly beautiful dream."

Virginia Alison, British Author

Hope, Dream, Future, Reality

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"Hope is the thread between life and death,As long as hope is alive we take breath."

"Hope is the thread between life and death,As long as hope is alive we take breath."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Hope, Life, Death, Thread

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"Let us hope that good authors who are bad Christians will find salvation through the books they write."

"Let us hope that good authors who are bad Christians will find salvation through the books they write."

Julien Green, American Novelist

Hope, Books, Salvation, Will

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"Have high hopes for the future, take action and it will be a reality."

"Have high hopes for the future, take action and it will be a reality."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Hope, Action, Future, Reality

17

"It's old, very old I think. Made up long ago in our hills. What my music teacher calls a mountain air. But the words are easy and soothing, promising tomorrow will be more hopeful than this awful piece of time we call today."

"It's old, very old I think. Made up long ago in our hills. What my music teacher calls a mountain air. But the words are easy and soothing, promising tomorrow will be more hopeful than this awful piece of time we call today."

Suzanne Collins, American Novelist

Hope, Music, Old, Word

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"Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight,At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more,When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again."

"Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight,At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more,When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Hope, Right, Wrong, Renewal

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"Hope is a force of nature. Don't let anyone tell you different."

"Hope is a force of nature. Don't let anyone tell you different."

Jim Butcher, American Author

Hope, Force, Nature, Strength

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"Darkness comes. In the middle of it, the future looks blank. The temptation to quit is huge. Don't. You are in good company... You will argue with yourself that there is no way forward. But with God, nothing is impossible. He has more ropes and ladders and tunnels out of pits than you can conceive. Wait. Pray without ceasing. Hope."

"Darkness comes. In the middle of it, the future looks blank. The temptation to quit is huge. Don't. You are in good company... You will argue with yourself that there is no way forward. But with God, nothing is impossible. He has more ropes and ladders and tunnels out of pits than you can conceive. Wait. Pray without ceasing. Hope."

John Piper, American Clergyman

Hope, Darkness, Future, Temptation, Quit

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"Where there's tea there's hope."

"Where there's tea there's hope."

Arthur W. Pinero, British Dramatist

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"Nothing is as simple as we hope it will be."

"Nothing is as simple as we hope it will be."

Jim Horning, American Scientist

Hope, Nothing, Will

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"With high hope for the future no prediction is ventured."

"With high hope for the future no prediction is ventured."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Hope, Future, Prediction, Uncertainty

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"I live on hope and that I think do all Who come into this world."

"I live on hope and that I think do all Who come into this world."

Robert Bridges, English Poet

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"A great hope fellYou heard no noiseThe ruin was within."

"A great hope fellYou heard no noiseThe ruin was within."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

Hope, Despair, Silence, Emotion

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"Be the light in darkness."

"Be the light in darkness."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Hope, Light, Darkness, Inspire

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"Hope lies in action."

"Hope lies in action."

Dean Koontz, American Author

Hope, Action, Change, Progress

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"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."

"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."

Franklin D. Roosevelt, American President

Hope, Strength, Endurance, Persistence

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"The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can't be found."

"The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can't be found."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

Hope, Optimism, Endurance, Pain

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"Hope raises no dust."

"Hope raises no dust."

Paul Eluard, French Poet

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"The hope, and not the fact, of advancement, is the spur to industry."

"The hope, and not the fact, of advancement, is the spur to industry."

Henry Taylor, English Dramatist

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"Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds."

"Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds."

Louisa May Alcott, American Novelist

Hope, Faith, Light, Comfort

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"Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners."

"Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners."

Benjamin Banneker, American Scientist

Hope, Communication, Evil, Manners

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"One of the bonuses of being a Christian is the glorious hope that extends out beyond the grave into the glory of God's tomorrow."

"One of the bonuses of being a Christian is the glorious hope that extends out beyond the grave into the glory of God's tomorrow."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Hope, Bonuses, Christian, Optimism, Being

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"Even the darkest cloud cannot obscure the brightest light."

"Even the darkest cloud cannot obscure the brightest light."

Ken Poirot, American Motivational Speaker

Hope, Darkness, Light, Resilience

16

"I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it, but if they don't, I'm prepared to enjoy it all by myself."

"I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it, but if they don't, I'm prepared to enjoy it all by myself."

Melvin Van Peebles, American Actor

Hope, Film, Friends

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"Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones."

"Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

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"You can always find hope in the truth that our God reigns & He will take care of His own."

"You can always find hope in the truth that our God reigns & He will take care of His own."

Jim George, American Author

Hope, Sovereignty, Provision, Faith

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"Do not lose hope - what you seek will be found. Trust ghosts. Trust those that you have helped to help you in their turn. Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story."

"Do not lose hope - what you seek will be found. Trust ghosts. Trust those that you have helped to help you in their turn. Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Hope, Trust, Faith, Dream

16

"As long as there's life, there's hope."

"As long as there's life, there's hope."

Tamora Pierce, American Author

Hope, Truth, Wisdom, Observation

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"Hope is alive when u know your anchor."

"Hope is alive when u know your anchor."

Ikechukwu Joseph, Nigerian Motivational Speaker

Hope, Faith, Positivity, Support

16

"I have a deep and profound mistrust of all politicians."

"I have a deep and profound mistrust of all politicians."

Craig Ferguson, Scottish Comedian

Hope, Politics, Distrust, Opinion, Freedom

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"What I'm asking for is hard. It's easier to be cynical; to accept that change isn't possible, and politics is hopeless, and to believe that our voices and actions don't matter. But if we give up now, then we forsake a better future."

"What I'm asking for is hard. It's easier to be cynical; to accept that change isn't possible, and politics is hopeless, and to believe that our voices and actions don't matter. But if we give up now, then we forsake a better future."

Barack Obama, American President

Hope, Change, Action, Future

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"Know this: whenever you think of leaving, a part of you has already left. But it's never too late to get it back."

"Know this: whenever you think of leaving, a part of you has already left. But it's never too late to get it back."

Kamand Kojouri, Iranian Poet

Hope, Choice, Regret, Time

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"We want to create hope for the person ... we must give hope always hope."

"We want to create hope for the person ... we must give hope always hope."

Mother Teresa, Albanian Leader

Hope, Creation, Inspirational, Motivational

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"Ensuring possibility is kept alive is imperative."

"Ensuring possibility is kept alive is imperative."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Hope, Possibility, Life, Future

16

"Keep up hope for a better economy, more jobs, better wages, affordable healthcare and all the issues we have brought into focus."

"Keep up hope for a better economy, more jobs, better wages, affordable healthcare and all the issues we have brought into focus."

Bob Clement, American Politician

Hope, Economy, Focus, Healthcare

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"Only the poet or the saint can water an asphalt pavement in the confident anticipation that lilies will reward his labour."

"Only the poet or the saint can water an asphalt pavement in the confident anticipation that lilies will reward his labour."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

Hope, Faith, Poet, Labour

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"Don't despair: despair suggests you are in total control and know what is coming. You don't - surrender to events with hope."

"Don't despair: despair suggests you are in total control and know what is coming. You don't - surrender to events with hope."

Alain de Botton, English Writer

Hope, Despair, Surrender, Control

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"The deep roots never doubt spring will come."

"The deep roots never doubt spring will come."

Marty Rubin, American Author

Hope, Faith, Nature, Life

16

"I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant."

"I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant."

John F. Kennedy, American President

Hope, Religious, Vote

16

"I had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me."

"I had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me."

Ursula K. Le Guin, American Writer

Hope, Light, Gratitude, Life

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