Quotes about Optimism
God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us - in the dreariest and most dreaded moments - can see a possibility of hope.
- Maya Angelou
The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can't be found.
- Ernest Hemingway
Hope is patience with the lamp lit.
- Tertullian
We have within ourselves Enough to fill the present day with joy, And overspread the future years with hope.
- William Wordsworth
A hope beyond the shadow of a dream.
- John Keats
Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day.
- Henri Nouwen
Hope is a renewable option: If you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning.
- Barbara Kingsolver
Hope is passion for what is possible.
- Soren Kierkegaard
If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.
- John Eldredge
Don't let the hurt of today blind you to the hope of tomorrow. Disappointment ushers in a new appointment.
- Lysa TerKeurst
We live by admiration, hope and love.
- William Wordsworth