Hope Quotes
“We are biological creatures. We are born, we live, we die. There is no transcendent purpose to existence. At best we are creatures of reason, and by using reason we can cure ourselves of emotional excess. Purged of both hope and fear, we find courage in the face of helplessness, insignificance and uncertainty.”
“In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.”
-- Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“I do believe that most men live lives of quiet desperation. For despair, optimism is the only practical solution. Hope is practical. Because eliminate that and it's pretty scary. Hope at least gives you the option of living.”
-- Harry Nilsson
“Today, one year after their divorce, Pamela and Tommy Lee announced they're getting back together. You know what that means? There's still hope for Ike and Tina Turner.”
-- Jay Leno
“Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime therefore we must be saved by hope.”
-- Reinhold Niebuhr