939 private quotes tagged hope

“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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“One must always hope when one is desperate, and doubt when one hopes.” — Gustave Flaubert

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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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“See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.” — Charles Barkley

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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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“You know, this is a war of ideology, a war of thoughts and of faith. And we need people to really stand for faith and trust, not hope and change.” — Sharron Angle

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

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“Being generous or doing things for others actually makes me feel good so I don't do it because I hope karma will come round and get me and I'll benefit from it.” — David Schwimmer

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“Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.” — Henri Frederic Amiel

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“How disappointment tracks the steps of hope.” — Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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“Counting is the religion of this generation it is its hope and its salvation.” — Gertrude Stein

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“Life has changed enormously, and I hope - I hope more people read good things.” — Barbara Bush

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“My daddy, Rev. A. D. King, my granddaddy, Martin Luther King, Senior - we are a family of faith, hope and love.” — Alveda King

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