For all their current prestige, Osama bin Laden and the suicide bombers are still regarded in all but the most desperate districts of Gaza or Peshawar as romantics with little chance of more than symbolic victories, however bloody and brutal. That gives both the Middle East and the West a small and distant hope of security. James Buchan
There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart. Daisaku Ikeda
When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled. Daisaku Ikeda
The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them. Max Eastman
I have been reading Stephen King since CARRIE and hope to read him for many years to come. Dean Koontz
The hope of the nation which throughout the nineteenth century had not for a moment reconciled itself with the loss of independence, and fighting for its own freedom, fought at the same time for the freedom of other nations. Lech Walesa
I hope to work harder than ever to help people around the world. Lech Walesa
Hope is like a road in the country there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. Lin Yutang
You say that your hope is in God, and he will, I am sure, stand by you. But you must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance and wrong it is necessary to see such things with a broad mind in order to oppose them. Knute Nelson
One thing that being a scientist has taught me is that you can never be certain about anything. You never know the truth. You can only approach it and hope to get a bit nearer to it each time. You iterate towards the truth. You don't know it. James Lovelock
If the character is true, the movie will fall into place. Or at least that's what you hope. Ryan Gosling
For now, I'm just going to keep doing the work and hope I don't get fired. If people want to put me up on their walls, I'll love it. Ryan Gosling
Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings, ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children's? King Abdullah II
Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope it is impossible. Elizabeth Bowen
Today, one year after their divorce, Pamela and Tommy Lee announced they're getting back together. You know what that means? There's still hope for Ike and Tina Turner. Jay Leno
I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing. Paul Simon
They have a kind of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby thing going on. Christopher Walken
One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation. Thomas Reed
I've flown across America, I've scaled fences, I've stood under windows and gone out of my way hundreds of times. I'm a hopeless romantic. There's no hope for me. Joel Madden
Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud. Eddie Vedder