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Hope Quotes

"In this world of doubt, one thing is certain for me; that I will go on writing songs up to and - I hope, through heavenly means or diabolical - beyond the day I die."

"In this world of doubt, one thing is certain for me; that I will go on writing songs up to and - I hope, through heavenly means or diabolical - beyond the day I die."

Robyn Hitchcock, English Musician

Hope, Day, Doubt, Songs

39

"I think if there's a great depression there might be some hope."

"I think if there's a great depression there might be some hope."

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American Poet

Hope, Depression

39

"Got through it without fluffing, that's the main thing any actor can hope for."

"Got through it without fluffing, that's the main thing any actor can hope for."

John Leeson, British Actor

39

"That's what I find with any good song, you just have to let it happen. Out of about twenty songs you might write, one of any significance. It might be thirty or forty, but I just keep churning them out and churning them out in hope that one of them will stick."

"That's what I find with any good song, you just have to let it happen. Out of about twenty songs you might write, one of any significance. It might be thirty or forty, but I just keep churning them out and churning them out in hope that one of them will stick."

Mick Ralphs, English Musician

Hope, Song, Songs, Will

39

"Hope drowned in shadowsemerges fiercely splendid""boldly angelic."

"Hope drowned in shadowsemerges fiercely splendid""boldly angelic."

Aberjhani, American Historian

Hope, Resilience, Light, Strength

39

"I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting."

"I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting."

Arthur Ashe, American Athlete

39

"In America today, we are nearer a final triumph over poverty than is any other land."

"In America today, we are nearer a final triumph over poverty than is any other land."

Herbert Hoover, American President

Hope, America, Land, Poverty, Today

39

"I feel a new era coming in, standing on the shore, waiting for it to slowly greet me."

"I feel a new era coming in, standing on the shore, waiting for it to slowly greet me."

Charlotte Eriksson, American Psychologist

Hope, Change, Future, Expectation

39

"I hope to find the perfect band as well, I really do, and I'm working very hard to find that band."

"I hope to find the perfect band as well, I really do, and I'm working very hard to find that band."

Vinnie Vincent, American Musician

39

"Sow success and hope unto others, and more success and hope becomes what you permanently reap."

"Sow success and hope unto others, and more success and hope becomes what you permanently reap."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Hope, Success, Life, Effort

39

"Man needs for his happiness not only the enjoyment of this or that but hope and enterprise and change."

"Man needs for his happiness not only the enjoyment of this or that but hope and enterprise and change."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

Hope, Happiness, Change, Motivational

39

"I mean, I did a film, a musical of 'Scrooge', in '70, and the tricks were done by flat clothes and mirrors. I hope that the day will come when we don't have to turn up at all."

"I mean, I did a film, a musical of 'Scrooge', in '70, and the tricks were done by flat clothes and mirrors. I hope that the day will come when we don't have to turn up at all."

Albert Finney, British Actor

Hope, Clothes, Day, Film

39

"In Hanover Park they highlighted the terrible plight of backyard dwellers and the fact that year after year nothing has been done to help you: the hope and despair you all live with every day."

"In Hanover Park they highlighted the terrible plight of backyard dwellers and the fact that year after year nothing has been done to help you: the hope and despair you all live with every day."

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African Leader

Hope, Day, Despair, Fact

39

"We went to dinner and healed the wounds, at least to a certain degree. But I hope he understands the hurt he did to me. He put the boot into a pal and I don't think you should do that."

"We went to dinner and healed the wounds, at least to a certain degree. But I hope he understands the hurt he did to me. He put the boot into a pal and I don't think you should do that."

Ian St. John, Scottish Athlete

Hope, Hurt, Wounds

38

"To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival."

"To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival."

Wendell Berry, American Poet

Hope, Survival, Earth

38

"The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines, and books, so we have the possibility of learning from societies that are remote from us, like Somalia. We turn on the TV and see what blew up in Iraq or we see conditions in Afghanistan."

"The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines, and books, so we have the possibility of learning from societies that are remote from us, like Somalia. We turn on the TV and see what blew up in Iraq or we see conditions in Afghanistan."

Jared Diamond, American Author

Hope, Possibility, Afghanistan, Books

38

"I cannot hope that what I have to say will be very interesting to many."

"I cannot hope that what I have to say will be very interesting to many."

Mary A. Ward, American Author

38

"I hope to soon be in contact with the man who is searching for Noah's ark."

"I hope to soon be in contact with the man who is searching for Noah's ark."

Jim Sullivan, English Musician

38

"Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic."

"Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic."

Norman Cousins, American Editor

38

"I hope I don't just sit around moping for two years."

"I hope I don't just sit around moping for two years."

Yancy Butler, American Actress

38

"The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away."

"The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away."

William Cowper, English Poet

Hope, Day, Tomorrow, Will

38

"I really hope my peers appreciate and respect what I'm doing."

"I really hope my peers appreciate and respect what I'm doing."

Shania Twain, Canadian Musician

38

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

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

Percy Bysshe Shelley, English Poet

Hope, Spring, Winter

38

"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

38

"I would hope we would begin a series of projects that would do more to bring the different parts of the university together in the study of Asia, for example, in the study of the professions in Asia."

"I would hope we would begin a series of projects that would do more to bring the different parts of the university together in the study of Asia, for example, in the study of the professions in Asia."

William Kirby, English Scientist

Hope, Example, Projects, Study

38

"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

38

"If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,' or showed some humanity."

"If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,' or showed some humanity."

Burt Bacharach, American Composer

Hope, Apology, Country, Humanity

38

"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

38

"Nor dread nor hope attend a dying animal; a man awaits his end dreading and hoping all."

"Nor dread nor hope attend a dying animal; a man awaits his end dreading and hoping all."

William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet

Hope, Dying, End, Man

38

"I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish."

"I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish."

Michelangelo, Italian Artist

Hope, Desire, May

38

"Americans appreciate the way our friends around the world are sticking by us, and we all hope for their continued support in what's going to be some very trying times."

"Americans appreciate the way our friends around the world are sticking by us, and we all hope for their continued support in what's going to be some very trying times."

Joe Lando, American Actor

Hope, Americans, Friends, Support

38

"A whole stack of memories never equal one little hope."

"A whole stack of memories never equal one little hope."

Charles M. Schulz, American Cartoonist

38

"I hope that Requiem is better than Pi. I hope that Pi is better than my student films, and I'm hoping that I'm getting better as I get older."

"I hope that Requiem is better than Pi. I hope that Pi is better than my student films, and I'm hoping that I'm getting better as I get older."

Darren Aronofsky, American Director

38

"I hope I'm still alive to see an expedition set off for Mars."

"I hope I'm still alive to see an expedition set off for Mars."

James Gunn, American Writer

38

"The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation."

"The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation."

Steven Cojocaru, Canadian Critic

Hope, Compassion, Generosity, Importance

38

"Hope is the last thing that dies.Maybe because hope is one of those dratted things that is truly, honestly, genuinely immortal."

"Hope is the last thing that dies.Maybe because hope is one of those dratted things that is truly, honestly, genuinely immortal."

Vera Nazarian, American Writer

Hope, Immortality, Endurance, Faith

38

"I remember thinking, That's what I need - and that hope was in Jesus Christ."

"I remember thinking, That's what I need - and that hope was in Jesus Christ."

Willie Aames, American Actor

Hope, Christ, Thinking

38

"When I get into bed at night, I hope I don't get into it alone!"

"When I get into bed at night, I hope I don't get into it alone!"

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Hope, Bed, Night

38

"The tiny flame that lights up the human heart is like a blazing torch that comes down from heaven to light up the paths of mankind. For in one soul are contained the hopes and feelings of all Mankind."

"The tiny flame that lights up the human heart is like a blazing torch that comes down from heaven to light up the paths of mankind. For in one soul are contained the hopes and feelings of all Mankind."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Hope, Heart, Humanity, Soul

38

"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

38

"Keep hope alive!"

"Keep hope alive!"

Jesse Jackson, American Activist

38

"You just have to hope that they'll grant you an interview."

"You just have to hope that they'll grant you an interview."

Lisa Guerrero, American Journalist

38

"The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow."

"The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Hope, Storm, Rainbow, Darkness

38

"But I hope that you walk around the corner and you get very surprised."

"But I hope that you walk around the corner and you get very surprised."

Miranda Richardson, English Actress

37

"Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition."

"Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition."

Edward Gibbon, English Historian

37

"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

37

"I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say the easiest thing: 'I despair. The world's no good.' That's a perverse idealist. It's practical to hope, because the hope is for us to survive as a human species. That's very realistic."

"I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say the easiest thing: 'I despair. The world's no good.' That's a perverse idealist. It's practical to hope, because the hope is for us to survive as a human species. That's very realistic."

Studs Terkel, American Journalist

Hope, Despair, World

37

"Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be doing Coen films."

"Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be doing Coen films."

Carter Burwell, American Composer

37

"At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still wants to reform the world, but he know he can't."

"At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still wants to reform the world, but he know he can't."

Rodney Dangerfield, American Comedian

Hope, Fight, Man, Reform

37

"When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield."

"When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

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