“Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions.”

“I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.”

“On the other hand, I believe there's hope, because the breakdown and the repair are happening simultaneously.”

“Obama won the presidency on the strength of his message and the skills of the messenger. Now the talk of hope and change feels out of tune when so many Americans are out of work, over-mortgaged, and worried that life will be even tougher for their children.”

“Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.”

“I hope that I serve by being a teacher.”

“Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.”

“Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.”

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”

“I don't want to say never, but I hope I don't become that 'take me seriously now' guy.”

“We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future for all of our loved ones.”

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.”

“When I go to a concert, I can't help but feel happy and everything else just goes away. I hope everyone feels that way at my concerts.”

“As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope.”

“One must always hope when one is desperate, and doubt when one hopes.”

“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.”

“There's a lot of great people out here, I just appreciate it and hope everybody has had fun because I've enjoyed my ride.”

“Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this.”

“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.”

“On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we're going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future.”

“In the kind of world we have today, transformation of humanity might well be our only real hope for survival.”