Top 1200 Hope And Despair Quotes & Sayings - Page 20

If preachers decide to preach about hope, let them preach out of what they themselves hope for.

I hope I'm not sitting on a bench in a retirement home talking about what was: "Oh, I worked with this guy and that guy." I hope I'm still doing it for a really long time.

What you hope for determines what you live for. What you hope for determines WHO you live for. Hope misplaced can devastate you.

There's always hope. You can lose everything else in the world, but Jews never lose hope.

I think all minority audiences watch movies with hope. They hope they will see what they want to see. That's why nobody really sees the same movie.

To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night; To defy Power, which seems Omnipotent; To love, and bear; to hope, till Hope creates From its own wreck the thing it contemplates; Neither to change, nor falter, nor repent; This, like thy glory, Titan, is to be Good, great and joyous, beautiful and free; This is alone Life, Joy, Empire, and Victory.

My idea is to give hope, because where there is no hope, there is no vision, and where there is no vision, people will perish.

Here is a truth, a truth by which to live: there is hope. There is always hope. If we choose to abandon it, our souls will turn to ash and blow away.

Panic was the worst thing. When you panicked, you couldn't see possibilities. Then came despair.

He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.

The word "hope" I take for faith; and indeed hope is nothing else but the constancy of faith.

I don't regret it, you know. I would do it all again. Children are our hope for the future." THERE IS NO HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, said Death. "What does it contain, then?" ME.

Nothing earthly will make me give up my work in despair.

When trouble haunts me, need I sigh?No, rather smile away despair

Optimism is the last resort of those in deep despair. There can't be any optimists in heaven.

I spread the message of hope and of unity. That's what gets me up in the morning. I can tell you what is wrong, but I can't tell you how to fix it. I'm a raptivist, not a politician. I deal in hope.

To a man the greatest blessing is individual liberty; to a dog it is the last word in despair.

Despair and postponement are cowardice and defeat. Men were born to succeed, not to fail.

To tell men that they cannot help themselves is to fling them into recklessness and despair.

History says, Don’t hope On this side of the grave, But then, once in a lifetime The longed-for tidal wave Of justice can rise up, And hope and history rhyme

In the middle of the night, there is always less hope; in the dawn of the morning, there is always more hope!

I sighed. "What is life but fleeting moments of happiness strung together on necklace of despair?

When my grandma passed away, the one person I prayed for was my mom. I just hope that she finds peace. I hope she believes in a loving life.

Humans and nations are imperfect, and through our collective efforts, we hope to improve our nation and bring hope and opportunity to millions who lack it.

I feel like my job is to give hope. The world is in a dark place and we are living in somewhat of a nightmare. So I want to make films to give hope.

When there is no hope, one must invent hope.

There's always hope... even when there isn't faith. And sometimes, without hope or faith, there must be charity.

All people have is hope. That's what brings the next day and whatever that day may bring... A hope grounded in the real world of living, friendship, work, family...

I just hope and pray that I never get threatened by younger actresses coming up behind me. I hope I won't, but you never know what's going to hit you.

Pour away despair and rinse the cup. Eat happiness like bread.

I hope you're never happy with anybody but me, and every face you look into, I hope you're haunted by me. Yes, I'm possessive and jealous, at least I speak honestly.

It's important for me to have hope because that's my job as a parent, to have hope, for my kids, that we're not going to leave them in a world that's in shambles, that's a chaotic place, that's a dangerous place.

Should all despair That have revolted wives, the tenth of mankind Would hang themselves.

You have to have hope and be sensitive to be good in your work, but it is difficult to withstand all the blows when you are sensitive and have hope.

I hope I look skinnier in 3D. I hope I don't look three times as fat. That'll be disappointing.

It always surprised him when he thought of it later that he did not sink under the load of despair.

People need hope and inspiration desperately. But hope and inspiration are only sustained by work.

Then sail, my fine lady, on the billowing wave - The water below is as dark as the grave, And maybe you'll sink in your little blue boat - It's hope, and hope only, that keeps us afloat

My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!

I hope to land roles where my presence is carried on throughout the film. I'm looking forward to taking on a role with a complicated backstory and yet someone who refuses to lose sight of hope. I know that it will happen someday.

And the pleasures and rewards of the intellect are inseparable from angst, uncertainty, conflict and even despair.

The law is for the self-righteous, to humble their pride: the gospel is for the lost, to remove their despair

...the agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair.

I don't think it's hypothetical whether or not it's a good idea to topple secular dictators in the Middle East and hope to get a good outcome and hope that stability comes thereafter.

Everything that is done in the world is done by hope. No merchant or tradesman would set himself to work if he did not hope to reap benefit thereby.

The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.

I hope I contribute something useful to the human family. That's my intention. And I hope that it's useful to people.

I wouldn't make the film that was an hour and half progression from sadness to despair. I'm hugely optimistic.

A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind.

We hope to contribute to bringing the country together as it relates to things like inclusion. But we hope to help other - solve other problems, too, if we're asked.

Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.

A friend came to visit James Joyce one day and found the great man sprawled across his writing desk in a posture of utter despair. James, what’s wrong?' the friend asked. 'Is it the work?' Joyce indicated assent without even raising his head to look at his friend. Of course it was the work; isn’t it always? How many words did you get today?' the friend pursued. Joyce (still in despair, still sprawled facedown on his desk): 'Seven.' Seven? But James… that’s good, at least for you.' Yes,' Joyce said, finally looking up. 'I suppose it is… but I don’t know what order they go in!

Sings. Hope in every sphere of life is a privilege that attaches to action. No action, no hope.

The future holds little hope for any government where the present holds no hope for the people.

Words have a magical power. They can either bring the greatest happiness or the deepest despair.

They who have health have hope; and they who have hope, have everything.

Hope and fear are inseparable. There is no hope without fear, nor any fear without hope.

He who has resolved to conquer or die is seldom conquered; such noble despair perishes with difficulty.

If you assume that there is no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, that there are opportunities to change things, then there is a possibility that you can contribute to making a better world.

I think that historical processes have meaning and that we have to accept this - or else face utter despair.