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Hope Quotes

"Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm."

"Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Hope, Misery, Wind

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"Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have is not permanent."

"Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have is not permanent."

Mignon McLaughlin, American Journalist

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"So I set out to study the oxidation system in the potato, which, if damaged, causes the plant to turn brown. I did this in the hope of discovering, through these studies, the key to the understanding of adrenal function."

"So I set out to study the oxidation system in the potato, which, if damaged, causes the plant to turn brown. I did this in the hope of discovering, through these studies, the key to the understanding of adrenal function."

Albert Szent Gyorgyi, Hungarian Scientist

Hope, Causes, Key, Study

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"If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks."

"If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks."

Francois Rabelais, French Clergyman

Hope, Larks, May

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"I mean, I would hope that I have a style or personality that is evident wherever I go."

"I mean, I would hope that I have a style or personality that is evident wherever I go."

Trevor Dunn, American Musician

Hope, Personality, Style

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"We hope to do the Spanish Tragedy based on the play by Thomas Kyd."

"We hope to do the Spanish Tragedy based on the play by Thomas Kyd."

Alex Cox, British Director

Hope, Play, Tragedy

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"We are united in the hope that every individual will someday enjoy at least the intellectual privileges we have had, if not always the material advantages."

"We are united in the hope that every individual will someday enjoy at least the intellectual privileges we have had, if not always the material advantages."

Sidney Altman, Canadian Scientist

Hope, United, Will

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"About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment."

"About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment."

Josh Billings, American Comedian

Hope, Judgment, Originality, Writer

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"I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope of its receiving a full discussion among those who are most interestedin the subject."

"I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope of its receiving a full discussion among those who are most interestedin the subject."

Charles Babbage, English Mathematician

Hope, Importance, Manufacturing

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"I hope to always be doing some low budget things."

"I hope to always be doing some low budget things."

Rider Strong, American Actor

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"The world is full of disappointment," I said."Yes," she said, "I heard him say that. And every creature is simply trying to get what it wants, and to make their way through a difficult world. Do you believe that?""No," I said. "There's more than that.""Like what?""Like good books," I said, "and good people. And good librarians, who are almost both at once."

"The world is full of disappointment," I said."Yes," she said, "I heard him say that. And every creature is simply trying to get what it wants, and to make their way through a difficult world. Do you believe that?""No," I said. "There's more than that.""Like what?""Like good books," I said, "and good people. And good librarians, who are almost both at once."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

Hope, Disappointment, Books, People

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"With this book, I truly hope to reach everyone that I don't bump into on the street and share my story."

"With this book, I truly hope to reach everyone that I don't bump into on the street and share my story."

Teri Hatcher, American Actress

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"Mourning Ruby is not a flat landscape: it is more like a box with pictures painted on every face. And each face is also a door which opens, I hope, to take the reader deep into the book."

"Mourning Ruby is not a flat landscape: it is more like a box with pictures painted on every face. And each face is also a door which opens, I hope, to take the reader deep into the book."

Helen Dunmore, British Poet

Hope, Deep, Mourning

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"But hoping," he said, "is how the impossible can be possible after all."

"But hoping," he said, "is how the impossible can be possible after all."

Marissa Meyer, American Author

Hope, Possibility, Motivational, Optimism

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"You think winter will never end, and then, when you don't expect it, when you have almost forgotten it, warmth comes and a different light."

"You think winter will never end, and then, when you don't expect it, when you have almost forgotten it, warmth comes and a different light."

Wendell Berry, American Poet

Hope, Change, Life, Light

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"One lives in the hope of becoming a memory."

"One lives in the hope of becoming a memory."

Antonio Porchia, Italian Poet

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"America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor."

"America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor."

Paul Tsongas, American Politician

Hope, America, Compassion, Excellence

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"Bless the world. Let it be a wonderful world with love, peace, joy and happiness."

"Bless the world. Let it be a wonderful world with love, peace, joy and happiness."

Amit Ray, Indian Author

Hope, Blessing, World, Love, Peace

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"There have been a number of us working very, very hard to bring myth and fairy tales into public consciousness, through fantasy literature and other media. I hope we're succeeding in some small way."

"There have been a number of us working very, very hard to bring myth and fairy tales into public consciousness, through fantasy literature and other media. I hope we're succeeding in some small way."

Terri Windling, American Artist

Hope, Consciousness, Fantasy, Literature

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"It's true that General Musharraf opposes my return, seeing me as a symbol of democracy in the country. He is comfortable with dictatorship. I hope better sense prevails."

"It's true that General Musharraf opposes my return, seeing me as a symbol of democracy in the country. He is comfortable with dictatorship. I hope better sense prevails."

Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani Leader

Hope, Country, Democracy, Dictatorship

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"Right on the other side of our fears resides hope and happiness. We get stuck in our lives afraid to walk over there when it's a much kinder place."

"Right on the other side of our fears resides hope and happiness. We get stuck in our lives afraid to walk over there when it's a much kinder place."

Ron Baratono, American Poet

Hope, Fear, Courage, Happiness

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"In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply."

"In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply."

Nancy Pelosi, American Politician

Hope, Now, Will

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"Celaena peered in the mirror-and stopped dead.The somewhat shorter hair was the least of the changes.She was now flushed with color, her eyes bright and clear, and though she'd regained the weight she'd lost during that winter, her face was leaner. A woman-a woman was smiling back at her, beautiful for every scar and imperfection and mark of survival, beautiful for the fact that the smile was real, and she felt it kindle the long-slumbering joy in her heart."

"Celaena peered in the mirror-and stopped dead.The somewhat shorter hair was the least of the changes.She was now flushed with color, her eyes bright and clear, and though she'd regained the weight she'd lost during that winter, her face was leaner. A woman-a woman was smiling back at her, beautiful for every scar and imperfection and mark of survival, beautiful for the fact that the smile was real, and she felt it kindle the long-slumbering joy in her heart."

Sarah J. Maas, American Novelist

Hope, Beauty, Survival, Joy

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"Tomorrow will be a better day, we shall be safe ...only if we are safe today to reach tomorrow, things would change with a brighter light."

"Tomorrow will be a better day, we shall be safe ...only if we are safe today to reach tomorrow, things would change with a brighter light."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Hope, Future, Safety, Change

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"I hope they get something of interest out of it, but I'd rather they all hate it and I like it, instead of vice versa... I make films to please myself first, and if the audience likes them, all the better."

"I hope they get something of interest out of it, but I'd rather they all hate it and I like it, instead of vice versa... I make films to please myself first, and if the audience likes them, all the better."

Terry Zwigoff, American Director

Hope, First, Hate, Interest

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"The reason I don't Kill Myselfis because I know I can."

"The reason I don't Kill Myselfis because I know I can."

Stanley Victor Paskavich, American Politician

Hope, Despair, Mental Health, Strength

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"Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow."

"Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Hope, Seeds, Growth, Adversity

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"I hope I'm not a tourist attraction - I'm sure that they come here really because St. Andrews is just amazing, a beautiful place."

"I hope I'm not a tourist attraction - I'm sure that they come here really because St. Andrews is just amazing, a beautiful place."

Prince William, British Royalty

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"I hope to be a producer, a musician, a painter, a photographer - I'm going to push myself to do as many things as I can and see where it goes."

"I hope to be a producer, a musician, a painter, a photographer - I'm going to push myself to do as many things as I can and see where it goes."

Lucas Grabeel, American Actor

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"I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse."

"I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse."

Walt Disney, American Cartoonist

Hope, Mouse, Sight

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"This pilot, by far, was the best I ever read - and I hope that insults every other pilot I worked on."

"This pilot, by far, was the best I ever read - and I hope that insults every other pilot I worked on."

Will Arnett, Canadian Actor

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"And, I hope now that everybody understands that the Labour Party - as it always has done - stands for free speech and individual Members of the Labour Party are entitled to exercise that free speech."

"And, I hope now that everybody understands that the Labour Party - as it always has done - stands for free speech and individual Members of the Labour Party are entitled to exercise that free speech."

Ron Davies, Welsh Politician

Hope, Exercise, Freespeech, Now

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"You can try to reach an audience, but you just write what comes out of you and you just hope that it is accepted. You do not write specifically to a generation."

"You can try to reach an audience, but you just write what comes out of you and you just hope that it is accepted. You do not write specifically to a generation."

Leon Uris, American Writer

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"And as far as false hope, there is no such thing. There is only hope or the absence of hope-nothing else."

"And as far as false hope, there is no such thing. There is only hope or the absence of hope-nothing else."

Patti Davis, American Celebrity

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"A lot of presidential memoirs, they say, are dull and self-serving. I hope mine is interesting and self-serving."

"A lot of presidential memoirs, they say, are dull and self-serving. I hope mine is interesting and self-serving."

William J. Clinton, American President

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"The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is why the patient's hopes are the physician's secret weapon. They are the hidden ingredients in any prescription."

"The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is why the patient's hopes are the physician's secret weapon. They are the hidden ingredients in any prescription."

Norman Cousins, American Editor

Hope, Body, Direction

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"I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers."

"I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers."

Ogden Nash, American Poet

Hope, Dogs, Mothers, Tongue

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"I'm just looking as always for something that's stimulating and I hope to find a good story that's a challenge, whether it's big or small. Or that it finds me. I don't have like a career plan. Maybe I should, but I don't."

"I'm just looking as always for something that's stimulating and I hope to find a good story that's a challenge, whether it's big or small. Or that it finds me. I don't have like a career plan. Maybe I should, but I don't."

Viggo Mortensen, American Actor

Hope, Career, Challenge

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"My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope."

"My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope."

Ovid, Roman Poet

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"There will always be someone else with a different view than you. I appreciate them and would never say that they are wrong. I hope that they would give me that courtesy also."

"There will always be someone else with a different view than you. I appreciate them and would never say that they are wrong. I hope that they would give me that courtesy also."

Melissa Etheridge, American Musician

Hope, Courtesy, Will, Wrong

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"I can only hope the federal aid made available today will be sufficient in our recovery efforts, and pray that our citizens continue to be safe from the fallout of this dangerous natural disaster."

"I can only hope the federal aid made available today will be sufficient in our recovery efforts, and pray that our citizens continue to be safe from the fallout of this dangerous natural disaster."

Mike Rogers, American Politician

Hope, Disaster, Today, Will

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"How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for."

"How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for."

Terence, Roman Writer

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"I taught myself to drive. I hope that the child in me never dies."

"I taught myself to drive. I hope that the child in me never dies."

Tom Glazer, American Musician

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"Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement."

"Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement."

Charles M. Schulz, American Cartoonist

Hope, Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday

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"What we can do now is contribute to a clearer understanding of what happened that day on Everest in the hope that the lessons to be learned will reduce the risk for others who, like us, take on the challenge of the mountains."

"What we can do now is contribute to a clearer understanding of what happened that day on Everest in the hope that the lessons to be learned will reduce the risk for others who, like us, take on the challenge of the mountains."

Anatoli Boukreev, Russian Athlete

Hope, Challenge, Day, Mountains

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"They want dancing girls! They want thrills! They want elephants! They want people falling off roofs! They want dreams! The world is full of little people with big dreams!"

"They want dancing girls! They want thrills! They want elephants! They want people falling off roofs! They want dreams! The world is full of little people with big dreams!"

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Hope, Inspirational, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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"Let the pain of past not ruin the happiness of present and dreams of future. Move on."

"Let the pain of past not ruin the happiness of present and dreams of future. Move on."

Vikrmn, Indian Author

Hope, Pain, Past, Forgiveness, Happiness

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"Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you. Don't look back, you can never look back."

"Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you. Don't look back, you can never look back."

Don Henley, American Musician

Hope, Blind, Idealism

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"The experiment of the poem is mostly intuitive. I write the first draft, pulling in the various elements that interest me, in the hope that their being combined will lead to some kind of insight."

"The experiment of the poem is mostly intuitive. I write the first draft, pulling in the various elements that interest me, in the hope that their being combined will lead to some kind of insight."

John Barton, Canadian Poet

Hope, Being, Draft, First

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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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