Hope Quotes

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.

“I hope people don't compare 2D and 3D because 3D's new, it's unfair to compare to 2D which is really sophisticated, even when we're jaded about it. 3D just began, give it a chance, let the equipment and projection system catch up and be better, let the price go down, let more filmmakers get a hold of it more easily.”

Ang Lee

More Hope Quotes

“I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.”

Alanis Morissette

“I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him.”

Francois Rabelais

“If we become too scared to confront the chief problems of our time, there is no hope of ever solving them.”

Jim DeMint

“I'm constantly thinking about what I'll do next. I never count on music being a career of longevity. I mean, longevity is key, and I hope that it lasts, but you just don't know, because it's not in your hands, you don't make the decision.”

Beth Ditto

“I hope I didn't bore you too much with my life story.”

Elvis Presley

“Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like to be. So there's always something to hope for.”

Washington Irving

“I don't feel despair because I am able to make the films I want to make, and that gives me hope.”

Alexander Payne

“My deal is have a flat, simple tax. And - Americans want - Americans I hope - aspire to be - be wealthy. I hope they aspire to have a better quality of life. And we have this class warfare that's going on now. And I don't agree with that. I'm interested in people getting to work.”

Rick Perry

“Most people like to read about intrigue and spies. I hope to provide a metaphor for the average reader's daily life. Most of us live in a slightly conspiratorial relationship with our employer and perhaps with our marriage.”

John le Carre

“We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him.”

John Boehner

“I would hope they would be our fellow artists, rather than trying to emulate or idolize clowns like us.”

Maynard James Keenan

“A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.”

Stendhal

“The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives.”

Audre Lorde

“My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave.”

Tahar Ben Jelloun

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