“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

“Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.”

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”

“In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?”

“Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise.”

“I'd die if I was Madonna. I'd die. God, what a horrible way to live. And Michael Jackson! To be so famous and to feel so isolated. I feel so bad for them. I don't know how it feels, and I hope it never happens to me.”

“I still have, I hope, a lot of years and there are still a lot of things I want to do.”

“The one thing I would hope would go on my tombstone is, 'I made my parents proud.'”

“I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tibet, after the Dalai Lama passes away.”