Only by having a sense of history's trajectory (even if one does not believe in Parousia) can one love earthly reality and believe—with charity—that there is still room for Hope.
— Belief or Nonbelief?
Quotes About Hope
Sister - if all this is true, what could I do or undo?
— Antigone
Poverty has in its favour an exquisite sleep filled with beautiful dreams.
— The Atheist’s Mass
I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.
— The Diary of a Young Girl
One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.
— I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
If the present world go astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought.
— The Divine Comedy
I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.
— Pope John Paul II: In My Own Words
There is a great deal of ruin in a nation.
— Correspondence
Thus heaven's gift to us is this: That habit takes the place of bliss.
— Eugene Onegin
Dead my old fine hopes / And dry my dreaming but still...Iris, blue each spring
— Japanese Haiku
Una Salus Victis Nullam Sperare Salutem - (Latin - written 19 BC)The only hope for the doomed, is no hope at all...
— The Aeneid
Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.
Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.
One might be led to question whether the scientists acted wisely in presenting the statesmen of the world with this appalling problem. Actually there was no choice. Once basic knowledge is acquired, any attempt at preventing its fruition would be as futile as hoping to stop the earth from revolving around the sun.
— Collected Papers of Enrico Fermi: The United States, 1939-54
We spend our lives waiting for our book and it never comes.
May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.
Hope is such a beautiful word, but it often seems very fragile. Life is still being needlessly hurt and destroyed.
Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region.
Everything is relative in this world, where change alone endures.
A girl has to have a beautiful smile, Beautiful eyes and she should have a good sense of humor. She should be honest, loving and trustworthy.
I threw my hands in the air and said show me something. He said, "if you dare come a little closer".
I hope you know that you've given me the courage to change. I hope you know that who you are is who you choose to be, and that whispers behind your back don't define you. You are the only one who gets to decide what you will be remembered for.