The results of political changes are hardly ever those which their friends hope or their foes fear. Thomas Huxley
It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations. Danny Boyle
I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn't intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife. E. O. Wilson
The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side. George Lucas
You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces - my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. Elizabeth Edwards
Where I am today... I still have my ups and downs, but I take it one day at a time and I just hope that I can be the best that I can possibly be, not only for myself, but also young people that are out there today that need someone to look up to. Demi Lovato
Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions. George Santayana
A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea. John Ciardi
I do not at all have the mind of a bully... in my mind bullies are intolerant of contrary opinion, domineering and rather cowardly. I would hope that none of those terms could be fairly used in describing me. Conrad Black
In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future. Stendhal
I hope I didn't bore you too much with my life story. Elvis Presley
All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from. Aaliyah
Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope. Few are reduced so low as that. William Hazlitt
The cause of my life has been to oppose superstition. It's a battle you can't hope to win - it's a battle that's going to go on forever. It's part of the human condition. Christopher Hitchens
I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment. Paul Tillich
If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is. Joseph Addison
The reason I never give up hope is because everything is so basically hopeless. Anne Lamott