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Hope Quotes

"Do not lose hope in what the universe has placed you here to do."

"Do not lose hope in what the universe has placed you here to do."

Darren L. Johnson, American Author

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"Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have."

"Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American Author

Hope, H. Jackson Brown

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"Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest."

"Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

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"When question ariseHope or not to hopeAlways hope."

"When question ariseHope or not to hopeAlways hope."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Hope, Life, Trust, Action

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"I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope."

"I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope."

Alanis Morissette, Canadian Musician

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"Hope is the denial of reality."

"Hope is the denial of reality."

Margaret Weis, American Writer

Hope, Denial, Reality

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"When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read."

"When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read."

Hilaire Belloc, English Poet

Hope, Books, May

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"Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help."

"Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help."

Chris Chocola, American Politician

Hope, Democracy, Help, Iraq

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"The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always the hope that something dangerous will happen."

"The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always the hope that something dangerous will happen."

Claude Debussy, French Composer

Hope, Public, Will

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"I'm so thankful for the active obedience of Christ. No hope without it."

"I'm so thankful for the active obedience of Christ. No hope without it."

John Gresham Machen, American Theologian

Hope, Christ, Obedience

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"If you have shed a thousand tears, expect a thousand blessings."

"If you have shed a thousand tears, expect a thousand blessings."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Hope, Tears, Blessings

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"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings."

"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings."

Hodding Carter, American Journalist

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"Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it."

"Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it."

Jean Anouilh, French Playwright

Hope, Reason, Tragedy

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"My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here."

"My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here."

Jim Henson, American Entertainer

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"There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope."

"There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope."

Bern Williams, American Philosopher

Hope, Defeat, Night

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"I still don't like doing interviews. I hardly do any... I hope this will be the last one for a long while."

"I still don't like doing interviews. I hardly do any... I hope this will be the last one for a long while."

Beth Gibbons, English Musician

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"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."

"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Hope, Man, Reality

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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."

"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

Hope, Effort, Labor

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"I dreamed of going to the top of Mount Elum like Alexander the Great to touch Jupiter and even beyond the valley. But, as I watched my brother running across the roof, flying their kites and skillfully flicking the strings back and forth to cut each other's down, I wondered hoe free a daughter could ever be."

"I dreamed of going to the top of Mount Elum like Alexander the Great to touch Jupiter and even beyond the valley. But, as I watched my brother running across the roof, flying their kites and skillfully flicking the strings back and forth to cut each other's down, I wondered hoe free a daughter could ever be."

Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani Activist

Hope, Dream, Freedom, Childhood, Family

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"Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out."

"Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out."

Vaclav Havel, Czechoslovakian Leader

Hope, Certainty, Conviction, Sense

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"If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance."

"If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance."

Orville Wright, American Inventor

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"If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own."

"If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Hope, Storm, Rainbow, Creativity, Optimism

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"If your theory is found to be against the second law of theromodynamics, I give you no hope; there is nothing for it but to collapse in deepest humiliation."

"If your theory is found to be against the second law of theromodynamics, I give you no hope; there is nothing for it but to collapse in deepest humiliation."

Arthur Eddington, British Scientist

Hope, Law, Nothing, Theory

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"He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool."

"He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

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"Today, one year after their divorce, Pamela and Tommy Lee announced they're getting back together. You know what that means? There's still hope for Ike and Tina Turner."

"Today, one year after their divorce, Pamela and Tommy Lee announced they're getting back together. You know what that means? There's still hope for Ike and Tina Turner."

Jay Leno, American Comedian

Hope, Divorce, Today

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"To look is one thing, to see is another thing; to see is very difficult, normally; to look is to try to see. I have looked and I hope I have seen."

"To look is one thing, to see is another thing; to see is very difficult, normally; to look is to try to see. I have looked and I hope I have seen."

Eduardo Chillida, Spanish Sculptor

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"If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?"

"If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?"

Percy Bysshe Shelley, English Poet

Hope, Spring, Winter

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"I have this hope that there is a better way. Higher-level tools that actually let you see the structure of the software more clearly will be of tremendous value."

"I have this hope that there is a better way. Higher-level tools that actually let you see the structure of the software more clearly will be of tremendous value."

Guido van Rossum, Dutch Scientist

Hope, Software, Tools, Value

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"In our factory, we make lipstick. In our advertising, we sell hope."

"In our factory, we make lipstick. In our advertising, we sell hope."

Peter Nivio Zarlenga, American Author

Hope, Advertising

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"Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope."

"Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope."

Mahalia Jackson, American Musician

Hope, Despair, Songs

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"A little belief, a little faith, a little hope is sometimes all we need, to see the light."

"A little belief, a little faith, a little hope is sometimes all we need, to see the light."

Charles F. Glassman, American Author

Hope, Belief, Faith, Light

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"Every divorce represents a broken dream, a shattered hope, a ruined expectation."

"Every divorce represents a broken dream, a shattered hope, a ruined expectation."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Hope, Optimism, Divorce, Represents

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"We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord."

"We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord."

Michael Novak, American Philosopher

Hope, Endurance

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"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."

"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."

Judith Viorst, American Author

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"I hope I can do a better job than Mr. Bettman."

"I hope I can do a better job than Mr. Bettman."

Bobby Hull, Canadian Athlete

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"I am dying, but with a strong hope and persuasion that my country will gain her independence."

"I am dying, but with a strong hope and persuasion that my country will gain her independence."

David Wooster, American Soldier

Hope, Country, Dying, Independence

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"You hope and pray that you'll get involved with a director that you understand and who has the same sensibility as you do and knows how to push you and bring out the best in you."

"You hope and pray that you'll get involved with a director that you understand and who has the same sensibility as you do and knows how to push you and bring out the best in you."

Matthew Modine, American Actor

Hope, Sensibility

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"I hope it will come as no surprise that I have something to say."

"I hope it will come as no surprise that I have something to say."

Teresa Heinz, American Celebrity

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

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

Jamal Lewis, American Athlete

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"Hope is the most important four-letter word in the language."

"Hope is the most important four-letter word in the language."

Ed Markey, American Politician

Hope, Language, Word

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"I've always wanted to play Don Quixote in some way. It's a great role. I think the idealism of the man shows that hope that we have in the human breast to achieve something."

"I've always wanted to play Don Quixote in some way. It's a great role. I think the idealism of the man shows that hope that we have in the human breast to achieve something."

Dominic Chianese, American Actor

Hope, Idealism, Man, Play

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

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

Edward F. Halifax, British Statesman

Hope, Company, Wrong

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"When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they'll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs."

"When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they'll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs."

Holly Near, American Musician

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"Without trust in the possibilities for your life, where would you be? Where would any of us be? Our hopes for the future give us momentum."

"Without trust in the possibilities for your life, where would you be? Where would any of us be? Our hopes for the future give us momentum."

Nick Vujicic, Australian Motivational Speaker

Hope, Trust, Possibility, Future

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"When I die, I hope they don't cremate me 'cuz I'll burn forever."

"When I die, I hope they don't cremate me 'cuz I'll burn forever."

Harry Caray, American Entertainer

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"Expecting something for nothing is the most popular form of hope."

"Expecting something for nothing is the most popular form of hope."

Arnold H. Glasow, American Humorist

Hope, Nothing, Popular

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"It is only for the sake of those without hope that hope is given to us."

"It is only for the sake of those without hope that hope is given to us."

Walter Benjamin, German Critic

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"It would be fun to do a reunion show. I hope we do it some day, but it better be soon. We're all getting on."

"It would be fun to do a reunion show. I hope we do it some day, but it better be soon. We're all getting on."

William Christopher, American Actor

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"Mainly as sort of blueprints for dealing with most of the adults in their lives, to some extent with their fellows. It is this notion of aiming high and there's always hope, aim low and you might as well stop now."

"Mainly as sort of blueprints for dealing with most of the adults in their lives, to some extent with their fellows. It is this notion of aiming high and there's always hope, aim low and you might as well stop now."

Diana Wynne Jones, English Writer

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