Wishful Hope Quotes

Perhaps they suspected that I thought less of them because I knew it. (I'm too aware of human frailty to have let that happen. If anything, I thought more of them for wanting to face up to what they had done and for trying to change.) ~ Harold S. Kushner

I admired how she knew, well before I did, that the point of a child is not what you hope he will accomplish in your name but the pleasure that he will bring you, whatever form it comes in, even if it is a form that is barely recognizable as pleasure at all - and more important, the pleasure you will be privileged to bring him. ~ Hanya Yanagihara

Saphira: The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life. But options are before you; choose one and dedicate yourself to it. The deeds will give you new hope and purpose.
Eragon: But what can I do?
Saphira: The only true guide is your heart. Nothing less than its supreme desire can help you. ~ Christopher Paolini

Somebody better be dead or dying."
He froze mid-step when he saw her. It might have been wishful thinking but she could've sworn his face lit up.
"Or just sitting there looking pretty," he finished with a heart-stopping grin. ~ Cherrie Lynn

I go through phases. Somedays I feel like the person I'm supposed to be, and then somedays, I turn into no one at all. There is both me and my silhouette. I hope that on the days you find me and all I am are darkened lines, you still are willing to be near me. ~ Mary Kate Teske

Who has believed in the world and died with its name on his lips? ~ Jack Kerouac

Wherever there is hope, there exist happiness. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Hope is that great spirit that grant us courage to stay determined. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Heaven is going to be a vast, colorful tapestry of living things. God is a God of life ... Does this seem too childish and silly to believe? I certainly hope so, because that's a sure sign that it's true. ~ Anthony DeStefano

I spread hope.
I'm a hope spreader. ~ Matthew Quick

I hope you find someone who holds you like you're the greatest piece of art God's ever put in their hands. ~ N.M. Sanchez

The empath helps others by absorbing some of their pain, but who helps the empath? ~ Donna Lynn Hope

They had human qualities a Jeopardy computer could never approach: fluency in language, an intuitive feel for hints and suggestion, and a mastery of ideas and concepts. Beyond that, they appeared to boast computer-like qualities: vast memories, fast processors, and nerves of steel. No tip-of-the-tongue glitches for Jennings or Rutter. But would a much-ballyhooed match against a machine awaken their human failings? Ferrucci and his team could always hope. ~ Stephen Baker

What's up?" He nodded his head, playing it cool, then casually stepped away before silently returning to a sprint.
Playing hide-and-seek like babies, Jason thought. I hope I never fall in love. ~ Scott Cawthon

It crossed my mind that my letters are all about me and not you. I would hope that you pay me the same respect. ~ Bill Callahan

Permit no one to define you by your mistakes or your past ~ Bernard Kelvin Clive

Love is the light by which all are brought forward out of darkness. ~ LeeAnn Taylor

Now at this last we must take a hard road, a road unforeseen. There lies our hope, if hope it be. To walk into peril - to Mordor. We must send the Ring to the Fire. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

Happiness does not come only when you get something even greater. It's something you feel when you hope for less and are sufficiently satisfied with what you have now (104). ~ Ilchi Lee

I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams. ~ Marlee Matlin

The first hope of a painter who feels hopeful about painting is the hope that the painting will move, that it will live outside its frame. ~ Gertrude Stein

God gave us words--it's our job to give them wings ~ Hope Welsh

Hope sings when all melodies are gone. ~ John C. Maxwell

What, after all, is the public under present conditions? What are the reasons for its eclipse? What hinders it from finding and identifying itself? By what means shall its inchoate and amorphous estate be organized into effective political action relevant to present social needs and opportunities? What has happened to the public in the century and a half since the theory of political democracy was urged with such assurance and hope? ~ John Dewey

Life seems like a cup of glory held to my lips just now. But there must be some bitterness in it - there is in every cup. I shall taste mine some day. Well, I hope I shall be strong and brave to meet it. And I hope it won't be through my own fault that it will come. ~ L.M. Montgomery

Then we will do two things," Penumbra says, nodding. "First, I will tell you just a little of our history. Then, to understand, you must see the Reading Room. There, my proposal will become clear, and I dearly hope you will accept it."
Of course we'll accept it. That's what you do on a quest. You listen to the old wizard's problem and then you promise to help him. ~ Robin Sloan

The beautiful thing about hope is that it acts exclusively of the thing being hoped for. During a dark day, the prospect of a bright tomorrow offers you strength today regardless of what tomorrow actually holds. ~ Daniel V Chappell

Hope may have a positive reputation, but it has a vicious downside. If you have hope, you can be crushed. ~ Ann Napolitano

There is help for the helpless, hope for the hopeless, and forgiveness for the inexcusable. ~ Mary A. Perez

There was never a day when I didn't want you to be mine, Sparrow. I just loved you enough to hope you wouldn't have to be. ~ Aly Martinez

I can't cure anyone. I can't guarantee they will heal. I can only tell them my story, remind them that they are not alone in their journey and offer a glimmer of hope for healing. ~ Sharon E. Rainey

Luke pulls me to him and crushes his mouth to mine.

"I said I wasn't going to do this," he whispers on a kiss.

"'S'okay." I pull him closer, my hands snaking up his back. "Don't mind."

His hands move up to cup my face, to tilt my head, to move his lips over mine again. "Bella?"

"Hmmm?"

I stifle a groan as Luke pulls away.

Still holding my face in one hand, he runs his finger down my nose. Over my cheek. I lean into his palm and just try to breathe. "What?"

"Do you know what this was?" he asks, his mouth near my ear.

"The warm-up?"

"A test."

My cozy smile drops. I step away.

"You're lying to yourself if you think you don't want to be with me."

"I - I" - am so mad - "it was the moonlight. It was the popcorn at nine o'clock."

Luke reaches out and brushes a piece of hair behind my ear. "Face it - you're totally into your editor." He sighs dramatically. "I hope whatever is keeping us apart is worth it."

I stand there motionless, my tongue glued to the roof of my mouth as Luke climbs into his 4Runner. I should say something. I should yell - or maybe throw a shoe? What would Ruthie do? No. I can't moon him. ~ Jenny B. Jones

Do not loose hope.Start now whether you are. Accept full responsibility for your actions, and trust the Mystic Law of the Universe. ~ Vikram Joshi

She was a story in herself, sweet and full of hope, just beginning. ~ Cassandra Clare

Tonight I have nothing to do but to dream and hope. ~ Debasish Mridha

I don't know. I love the idea of democracy, the hope, yes, I love that. I couldn't live without that. But the country? You mean the thing on the map, lines, everything inside the lines is good and nothing outside them matters? How can an adult love such a childish idea? ~ Ursula K. Le Guin

I've got my own moral compass to steer by
A guiding star beats a spirit in the sky
And all the preaching voices -
Empty vessels ring so loud
As they move among the crowd
Fools and thieves are well disguised
In the temple and market place

Like a stone in the river
Against the floods of spring
I will quietly resist

Like the willows in the wind
Or the cliffs along the ocean
I will quietly resist

I don't have faith in faith
I don't believe in belief
You can call me faithless
I still cling to hope
And I believe in love
And that's faith enough for me

I've got my own spirit level for balance
To tell if my choice is leaning up or down
And all the shouting voices
Try to throw me off my course
Some by sermon, some by force
Fools and thieves are dangerous
In the temple and market place

Like a forest bows to winter
Beneath the deep white silence
I will quietly resist

Like a flower in the desert
That only blooms at night
I will quietly resist ~ Rush

Be confident. Don't seek permission to be yourself. ~ Debasish Mridha

Your hardest time will be the most memorable time of your life if you can endure it. ~ Debasish Mridha

As I walk through This wicked world Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity, I ask myself Is all hope lost? Is there only pain and hatred, and misery? And each time I feel like this inside, There's one thing I wanna know: What's so funny 'bout Peace, Love, & Understanding? ~ Elvis Costello

Be true to yourself and follow your heart. Never bury yourself in disappointments or mistakes but learn from them and simply don't give it your energy. Focus on the positive and embrace the miracles life gives you. It's call the gift of HOPE. ~ Jes Fuhrmann