Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings. Elie Wiesel on hope
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 on hope
When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit. John Dryden on 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 on hope
One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position is you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve. George Allen, Sr. on hope
Faith is the very first thing you should pack in a hope chest. Sarah Ban Breathnach on hope
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 on hope
Architecture is basically a container of something. I hope they will enjoy not so much the teacup, but the tea. Yoshio Taniguchi on hope
Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. Vaclav Havel on hope
If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope of money at the end of it, it means they really want to be a musician. And if someone is writing now, there is no hope for money at the end of it. Doug Coupland on hope
It took me less than half a lifetime to realize that regret is one of the few guaranteed certainties. Sooner or later everything is touched by it, despite our naive and senseless hope that just this time we will be spared its cold hand on our heart. Jonathan Carroll on hope
Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check. Baltasar Gracian on hope
The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover it is kept alive by hope and fear, by childish faith, and by cowardice. Clarence Darrow on hope
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 on hope
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings. Hodding Carter on hope
Under Barack Obama, the only 'Change' is that 'Hope' has been hard to find. Now millions of Americans are insecure about their future. But instead of inspiring us by reminding us of what makes us special, he divides us against each other. He tells Americans they're worse off because others are better off. That people got rich by making others poor. Marco Rubio on hope
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 on hope
I hope when I'm dead I'll be considered an icon, though. Lady Gaga on hope
Designing a house is like doing a movie: Once you're done, you want to say, 'I hope you all enjoy it.' Jennifer Aniston on hope
There can be hope only for a society which acts as one big family, not as many separate ones. Anwar Sadat on hope