939 private quotes tagged hope

“My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apparel.” — Roseanne Barr

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“I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it.” — Margaret Atwood

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“Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.” — William Ralph Inge

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“Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope.” — Mahalia Jackson

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“Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.” — Mick Jagger

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“But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world. There's incredible acts of kindness and bravery, and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope.” — Dave Matthews

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“The greatest joys are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in what we hope for.” — Bryant H. McGill

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“Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.” — Baltasar Gracian

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“I hope that women everywhere will wear this jewelry and feel the passion and love that is, to me, the real spirit of True Harmony.” — Carol Alt

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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.” — Michael Novak

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“I hope I'm wrong, but I am afraid that Iraq is going to turn out to be the greatest disaster in American foreign policy - worse than Vietnam, not in the number who died, but in terms of its unintended consequences and its reverberation throughout the region.” — Madeleine Albright

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“Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves.” — Bryant H. McGill

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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.” — Hodding Carter

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“Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.” — Jonas Salk

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“A lot of people, because of my contempt for the false consolations of religion, think of me as a symbolic public opponent of that in extremis. And sometimes that makes me feel a bit alarmed, to be the repository of other people's hope.” — Christopher Hitchens

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“One of my favorite people is Gypsy Rose Lee. She bears out the Biblical promise that he who has, gets. And I hope she gets a lot more.” — Hedy Lamarr

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“If you use your imagination, you can look at any actress and see her nude... I hope to make you use your imagination.” — Hedy Lamarr

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“Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for.” — Bryant H. McGill

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“Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.” — Vaclav Havel

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“Where I am today... I still have my ups and downs, but I take it one day at a time and I just hope that I can be the best that I can possibly be, not only for myself, but also young people that are out there today that need someone to look up to.” — Demi Lovato

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“I hope I have important things to say.” — Elizabeth Edwards

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“I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.” — Gerald R. Ford

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“My contribution I hope is to get people to eat full-flavored food. If I could come away with that alone, that would be a fantastic accomplishment. I'm also very proud of being a very American chef.” — Bobby Flay

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“At a time when unbridled greed, malignant aggression, and existence of weapons of mass destruction threatens the survival of humanity, we should seriously consider any avenue that offers some hope.” — Stanislav Grof

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“One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.” — Antonio Porchia

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