“I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not even fun sexually. I need to feel something for the woman and entertain the vain hope that it may lead to a relationship.”
Hope is not naive — it is a strategy. These quotes explore optimism in the face of difficulty, the refusal to give up, and the quiet stubbornness of believing that tomorrow might be better than today, even when the evidence is thin.
“But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.”
“I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not even fun sexually. I need to feel something for the woman and entertain the vain hope that it may lead to a relationship.”
“Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people.”
“Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.”
“What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope?”
“Fighting a war on terrorism is like fighting against crime. We can never hope to eradicate crime, so we shouldn't bother fighting it.”
“I wish I could know everything ever, like that would be my wish - that's what I hope heaven is, that they tell you who shot JFK and all that stuff.”
“Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be doing Coen films.”
“Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation.”
“But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful.”
“The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.”
“Counting is the religion of this generation it is its hope and its salvation.”
“Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions.”
“I hope that anyone I worked with wouldn't exploit our relationship.”
“I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.”
“But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.”