Quotes about Hope

Birds sing after a storm why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them.

salvation does not bypass the history and memory of guilt, but rather builds upon and from it.

But the reconciliation of the world to God cannot be described as an episode in history among others; it is a change in what historical agents may hope for, think about and pray about.

This life of utter givenness to God and the other, the neighbour, is already a life that death cannot contain.

Down through the years, I turned to the Bible and found in it all that I needed

Prodigals are not limited in gender, race, age or color. They do have one thing in common: They have left home, and they are missed.

If you're facing a problem, don't tell yourself that you can't do it. Convince yourself that you have the strength to deal with almost anything because of the way you were raised. And you do! Recognizing your core strengths is an important step toward having joie de vivre. You can count on better days to come because of the good days that came before. And you can find joy in the moment because you have the resiliency to overcome the problems that may be hanging over you.

In the arts, as in life, everything is possible provided it is based on love.

Write off your hopes, and if your well-being matters to you, be your own savior while you can.

Practice even at the things that you have lost all hope of achieving. For the left hand, though inefficient at everything else through lack of practice, is more powerful than the right when it comes to gripping the bridle; for it has had good practice at that.

Get busy with life's purpose, toss aside empty hopes, get active in your own rescue—if you care for yourself at all—and do it while you can.

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.