Hope Quotes

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tibet, after the Dalai Lama passes away.

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

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.

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.

Lord save us all from a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms.

The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes.

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair.

I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.

Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

Things go in cycles. It's like fashion, like flares go out then skinny jeans come in, people want something fresh. It's the strongest ever urban scene at the moment and I hope it can progress and keep getting stronger and be the base for something larger.

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.

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

People see I am a mother and head of a household. Today in Chile, one-third of households are run by women. They wake up, take the children to school, go to work. To them I am hope.

For generations, America has served as a beacon of hope and freedom for those outside her borders, and as a land of limitless opportunity for those risking everything to seek a better life. Their talents and contributions have continued to enrich our country.

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

We accept it because we have seen the vision. We know that we cannot reap the harvest, but we hope that we may so well prepare the land and so diligently sow the seed that our successors may gather the ripened grain.

My parents were married 53 years, good and bad. Can I do that? Probably not. But I really hope I can.

I hope I'm always convincing when I act!

I think and hope and believe that the Japanese government and the people of Japan will be happy and content with the progress of justice in this case and that it will not become a great issue in the future.

I think I am done with Wikipedia for the time being. But I have a secret hope. Someone recently proposed a Wikimorgue - a bin of broken dreams where all rejects could still be read, as long as they weren't libelous or otherwise illegal.

It is my hope that during my brief passage through this universe, that I may share with you the joy of hearing the music of the stars... knowing that the composer was from a distant place and the songs were written eons ago, which now fall gently on this place for all to hear.

When you're working on a movie you always hope that people will go for it and enjoy what you're doing.

I'm always nervous! Especially when it comes to a series like 'Disgaea', where you do have such a devoted fan base, the last thing you want to do is disappoint. But I love playing bad guys and just always hope that fans will be forgiving if I miss the mark.

I am very much against weapons in space. And I wish we could be spearheading that program to come to some kind of international agreement so that doesn't happen. That is my only - fear - in further space exploration like always, we hope it doesn't get abused.

To my utter despair I have discovered, and discover every day anew, that there is in the masses no revolutionary idea or hope or passion.

These wars appear also to have given its death blow to colonialism and to imperialism in its colonial form, under which weaker peoples were treated as possessions to be economically exploited. At least we hope that such colonialism is on the way out.

I just consider myself a piece of the puzzle and I'm lucky enough to be asked or invited to the party, if you will. I hope I can bring some laughs and grimaces to the fans.

Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that they're better than other human beings.

Our constitutional liberties shall not be sacrificed in our search for greater security, for that is what our enemies and all enemies of freedom and democracy hope to achieve.

My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics and obsession with consumerism - that's what I was saying about the difference between the character's message and the film's message.

It's always been my hope, as an actor, to reveal only what is relevant about myself to the work.

If you're lucky enough to be involved in a film that's about something very real and that you hope will continue to hold up in 20 years' time it just gives you more energy and makes it feel all the more worthwhile.

I honestly do feel - and I hope I don't gag anybody if they read this - but I feel like I'm one of the luckiest people in the world.

People always ask me if I'm going to stop modeling because I have started an acting career. I hope to continue to model for years to come.

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.

Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.

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

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

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

The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on.

People crushed by laws, have no hope but to evade power. If the laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to the law; and those who have most to hope and nothing to lose will always be dangerous.

This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all.

But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.

I hope I go to Heaven, and when I do, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does when he gets there. He looks around and says, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'

I hold the record now with Dixie Dean for being the only Everton player to score three Merseyside derby goals at Anfield. I still hope to better it. Things like that, the fans never forget.

It's time to get real, folks. Hope and change ain't working. Hope and change is not a solution. Hope and change is not a job.

When I went in, my editor said, 'I hope you don't think you're a writer.' And I said, 'I hope you don't think I'm a journalist.' And, uh, turned out we were both right.

I hope and trust the infinite, the eternal, and merciful and loving God. I worship Him and feel no guilt in my heart before him for what I am going to do.

I hope lots of people will join the solidarity march on May 7th and I hope things will change.

With the club now in administration and concern about where the money for land sale has gone, I know there are huge commercial difficulties to be resolved, but I hope that football will once again become the most important issue.

Canadians want to see real hope restored, not false hopes raised.

Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions.

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

I hope to actually get back to painting someday... soon. I sort of transitioned into cartooning from painting.

I talked about 12 to 18 months, and that's about reaffirming our foundation for sustained growth: getting the discipline back, getting the basics right, getting the customer focus back... so by the end of next year, I hope most of that's in place.

One thing that you hope for when you want to be a musician is that you have that recognizable sound.

I hope to stay unemployed as a war photographer till the end of my life.

It is our hope that the AP program can serve as an anchor for increasing rigor in our schools. Rigor can be maintained while increasing student participation.

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

The most important training, though, is to experience life as a writer, questioning everything, inventing multiple explanations for everything. If you do that, all the other things will come; if you don't, there's no hope for you.

I hope I am remembered by my children as a good father.

I have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to live through at least a few more.

And I hope America will realise, as the only superpower now, it really must use its power in a way that's going to build up the world, and to support the United Nations.

I hope to be around past the 90's. I don't want to just be categorized as one of this era. My goal is to have a career that stands.