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Hope is an extraordinary thing that helps us navigate through bewildering unanticipated times in life. Indeed, it is the only fuel that inspires us to accomplish the impossible even amidst difficult times. Hope can come in any form or shape. It may be kindled or re-kindled through music, listening to a motivational speech, a good book, a movie or even life-changing quotes. So if you have been in the quest for a lasting inspiration, you have landed up at the right place. Here ignite a fire of never dying hope within you through these “larger-than-life” quotes.
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.”
#EmilyDickinson
“Hope is the companion of power and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.”
#SamuelSmiles
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
#Albert Einstein
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
#DesmondTutu
“Fear never builds the future, but hope does.”
#JoeBiden
“Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.”
#E.B.White
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.”
#ThichNhatHanh
“Hope has a cost. Hope is not comfortable or easy. Hope requires personal risk. It is not about the right attitude. Hope is not about peace of mind. Hope is action. Hope is doing something.”
#ChrisHedges
“Hope itself is like a star – not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.”
#CharlesHaddonSpurgeon
“A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.”
#BradHenry
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
#HelenKeller
“In fact, hope is best gained after defeat and failure, because then inner strength and toughness is produced.”
#FritzKnapp
“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.”
#RobertH.Schuller
“Carve a tunnel of hope through the dark mountain of disappointment.”
#MartinLutherKingJr
“Faith and hope work hand in hand, however, while hope focuses on the future, faith focuses on the now.”
#DavidOdunaiya
“Where there is no hope, it is incumbent on us to invent it.”
#AlbertCamus
“Nothing can be accomplished without the hope of accomplishment.”
#JenniferArnold
“Where there is no hope in the future, there is no power in the present.”
#JohnMaxwell
“Hope is a renewable option: If you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning.”
#BarbaraKingsolver
“Hope can be seen out in the garden in a plant that grows from a tiny seed. At first it struggles through the soil, but it persists and continues to go on until it becomes an imposing tree, and then it starts bearing fruit.”
#RobertSmith
“Hope is a beautiful thing. It gives us peace and strength, and keeps us going when all seems lost. Accepting what you cannot change doesn’t mean you have given up on hope. It just means you have to focus your hope on more humanely tangible and attainable goals.”
#JulieDonnerAndersen
“Anybody who has ever struggled to plant his feet onto the floor in the morning knows that life can be hard; it can be stressful; it can be overwhelming. But each of those negative, less than optimal feelings immediately takes a back seat to the inspirational power of hope.”
#ShawnL.Anderson
“Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.”
#JesseJack
“Hope is outreaching desire with expectancy of good. It is a characteristic of all living beings.”
#Edward S.Ame
“Even when the world throws its worst and then turns its back, there is still always hope.”
#PittacusLore
“Realistic thinking is where real hope is found; helping us hit the right balance between realism and aspirations.”
#M.P.Neary
“Hope, like every virtue, is a choice that becomes a habit that becomes spiritual muscle memory. It’s a renewable resource for moving through life as it is, not as we wish it to be.”
#KristaTippett
“Anticipate good things will happen, keep your mind positive, never lose hope, and it will amaze you.”
#CPulsifer
“When you do nothing you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.”
#MayaAngelou
“If our focus is only on the storm we will not get beyond it. But, if we focus and hope for a sunnier day then our attitude can become one of moving forward, getting beyond where we are now.”
#CatherinePulsifer
Somebody has quoted aptly, “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies”. Share your thoughts on Hope or any life-changing experience with “Hope” in the comments below.
