Quotes about Hope
These have not the hope to die.
— Dante Alighieri
We all live upon the hope of pleasing somebody, and the pleasure of pleasing ought to be greatest, and at last always will be greatest, when our endeavours are exerted in consequence of our duty.
— Samuel Johnson
The future and the hope for the middle class church lies in the renewal of its lifeblood, which is only possible if the church succeeds in winning the working class.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
We are in what we hope is an intensive diplomatic phase now. It will not be open-ended.
— Barack Obama
Always be suspicious of conclusions that reinforce uncritical hope and follow comforting traditions of Western thought.
— Stephen Jay Gould
My students are very special. They are my source of pride, my source of joy, my source of hope. I am terribly fond of my students.
— Elie Wiesel
My only hope was to be polite.
— Mark Vonnegut
I say let's be idealists. "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not yet see" (Hebrews 11:1).
— Shane Claiborne
The animal lacks both anxiety and hope because its consciousness is restricted to what is clearly evident and thus to the present moment: the animal is the present incarnate.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
Our world is constantly changing but the needs of our hearts remain the same, and so does God's power to transform our lives and give us hope for the future.
— Billy Graham
To imagine things other than they are is the essence of hope. It is also the stuff of revolution.
— Leonard Sweet
All I hope is that the American coalition is doing its best to prevent civilian casualties and the killing of innocent people.
— Elie Wiesel