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“No thought within her bosom stirs, But wakes some feeling dark and dread; God keep thee from a doom like hers, Of living when the hopes are dead.”
Phoebe Cary (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The woman who does not choose to love should cut the matter short at once, by holding out no hopes to her suitor.”
Marguerite de Navarre (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.”
Francis Bacon (1561–1626) said by 1626 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Enflamed with the study of learning and the admiration of virtue; stirred up with high hopes of living to be brave men and worthy patriots, dear to God, and famous to all ages.”
John Milton (1608–1674) said by 1674 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“'T is not for nothing that we life pursue; It pays our hopes with something still that 's new.”
John Dryden (1631–1700) said by 1700 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“The worthy gentleman who has been snatched from us at the moment of the election, and in the middle of the contest, whilst his desires were as warm and his hopes as eager as ours, has feelingly told us what shadows we are, and what shadows we pursue.”
Edmund Burke (1729–1797) said by 1797 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Society became my glittering bride, And airy hopes my children.”
William Wordsworth (1770–1850) said by 1850 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“'T was the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring,--not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.”
Clement C. Moore (1779–1863) said by 1863 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“_Alone!_--that worn-out word, So idly spoken, and so coldly heard; Yet all that poets sing and grief hath known Of hopes laid waste, knells in that word ALONE!”
Edward Bulwer Lytton (1805–1873) said by 1873 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate!”
Henry W. Longfellow (1807–1882) said by 1882 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“My hopes for the future are good. I am mostly satisfied with my life and experiences in Canada and my prospects for the future.”
Shadya Yasin wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I write of hell; I sing (and ever shall) Of heaven, and hope to have it after all.”
Robert Herrick (poet) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Despair takes heart, when there's no hope to speed: The coward then takes arms and does the deed.”
Robert Herrick (poet) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When fear admits no hope of safety, then Necessity makes dastards valiant men.”
Robert Herrick (poet) first seen 1118 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 1118. "No Danger to Men Desperate
“When the artless doctor sees No one hope, but of his fees, And his skill runs on the lees, Sweet Spirit, comfort me!When his potion and his pill Has, or none, or little skill, Meet for nothing, but to kill; Sweet Spirit, comfort me!”
Robert Herrick (poet) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love not! love not! ye hopeless sons of clay; Hope’s gayest wreaths are made of earthly flowers— Things that are made to fade and fall away, Ere they have blossomed for a few short hours.”
Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton (1808–1877) said by 1877 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is something for which Lincoln should be applauded, I believe. And it is that he was shrewd enough to know that the only hope of winning the Civil War resided in creating the opportunity to fight for their own freedom, and that was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation.”
Angela Davis (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Be strong to hope, O Heart! Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night. Be strong, O Heart of mine, Look towards the light!”
Adelaide Anne Procter (1825–1864) said by 1864 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One of the worst forms of national enmity is antisemitism, that is to say, racial hostility towards the Jews, who belong to Semitic stock (of which the Arabs forms another great branch). The Tsarist autocracy raised the hunt against the Jews in the hope of averting the workers' and peasants' revolution.”
Nikolai Bukharin (1888–1938) said by 1938 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I cannot avoid wondering about the feelings of those who are now the apparent rulers of Iran. They are, despite their mistakes and the crimes which they have instigated, men of faith who claim to be sent by God. I hope they will eventually realize that the revolution which they believe they have brought about is not to the glory of God, but serves the forces of evil.”
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) said by 1980 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is inherent in every true football supporter a reservoir of natural optimism. This inner holding pond of hope springs eternal, and is the safety valve that regulates the emotional turbulence synonymous with professional football. It mollifies the annual agitation and soothes the savage beast of frustration. Without this optimistic dimension the personality of the authentic fan is incomplete.”
Damien Richardson (born 1947) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Shamrock Rovers versus Finn Harps, 22 August 1999.
“Though I never get possession, ’Tis a pleasure to adore; Hope, the wretch’s only blessing, May, in time, procure me more.Constant courtship may obtain her, Where both wealth and merit fail; And the lucky minute gain her— Fate and fancy must prevail.At Diana’s shrine, aloud, By the bow and by the quiver, Thrice she bowed, and thrice she vowed, Once to love—and that forever.”
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762) said by 1762 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Pact of Munich is signed. Czechoslovakia as a power is out. The genius of the Führer and his determination not to shun even a world war have again won victory without the use of force. The hope remains that the incredulous, the weak and the doubters have been converted and will remain that way.”
Alfred Jodl (1890–1946) first seen 1938 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Munich Conference (29 September 1938), as cited in William Lawrence Shirer The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (1990), p. 422.
“The hope in the hearts of millions of national socialists can be fulfilled only by an authoritarian government.”
Franz von Papen (1879–1969) first seen 1946 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Nazi conspiracy and aggression, Vol. 2" - Page 919 - 1946.
“I think that I have now said enough about the war, which is past now for over twenty-five years. I bow in reverence before the memory of the men who lost their lives in this war on both sides, and I think that we all hope that we never shall have such a war again.”
Karl Dönitz (1891–1980) said by 1980 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is one thing being able to contest an election and to give the people hope that I can be the next prime minister. It is a totally different situation where the people of Pakistan are told that the results are already taken and the leader of your choice is banned.”
Benazir Bhutto (1953–2007) first seen 2002 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "I never asked for power" in The Guardian (15 August 2002)
“I hope that this execution is the last act of the tragedy of the Second World War, and that the lesson taken from this world war will be that peace and understanding should exist between peoples. I believe in Germany.”
Arthur Seyss-Inquart (1892–1946) said by 1946 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Last words, 10/16/46. Quoted in "Justice at Nuremberg" - Page 506 - by Robert E. Conot - History - 1984
“There are fairies at the bottom of our garden! It's not so very, very far away; You pass the gardner's shed and you just keep straight ahead -- I do so hope they've really come to stay.”
Rose Fyleman (1877–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I am sad and weary When I think all hope has gone When I walk along High Holborn I think of you with nothing on”
Adrian Mitchell (1932–2008) first seen 1991 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Celia Celia", from Adrian Mitchell's Greatest Hits (1991).
“'There is always hope, we can always love, we can always be kind; we have neither excuse or loss by degree of suffering.'”
Ysabella Brave (born 1979) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Facebook" (20 November 2017)
“So, it's just no hope. I cant be cool. I tried with the giant sunglasses — no dice. Sorry. I remain dorky forever. So — it's okay.”
Ysabella Brave (born 1979) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On walking around all day with "cool" sunglasses, without noticing she still had the "UV protection" label on them. "Nice Guys Finish Last? Not with me!" (1 May 2007)
“No, this is how it works — You peer inside yourself You take the things you like And try to love the things you took And then you take that love you made And stick it into some Someone else's heart Pumping someone else's blood And walking arm in arm You hope it don't get harmed But even if it does You'll just do it all again.”
Regina Spektor (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“....but I use the word (devotion) in a greater latitude so as to comprehend under it faith, hope, love, fear, trust, humility, submission, honour , reverence, adoration, thanksgiving in a word all that duty which we owe to God.”
John Norris (1657–1711) said by 1711 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The least I can do is speak out for the hundreds of chimpanzees who, right now, sit hunched, miserable and without hope, staring out with dead eyes from their metal prisons. They cannot speak for themselves.”
Jane Goodall (1934–2025) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reported in Janelle Rohr, Animal rights: opposing viewpoints (1989), p. 100; Jane Goodall and Jennifer Lindsey, Jane Goodall: 40 Years at Gombe (1999), p. 6. Occasionally misreported in truncated form, as "The least I c…
“As I traveled, talking about these issues, I met so many young people who had lost hope. Some were depressed; some were apathetic; some were angry and violent. And when I talked to them, they all more or less felt this way because we had compromised their future and the world of tomorrow was not going to sustain their great-grandchildren.”
Jane Goodall (1934–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So this is my effort to bring back the hope that we must have if we are to change direction. . . . I think to be fully human, we need to have meaning in our lives, and that's what I am trying to help these young people to find.”
Jane Goodall (1934–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If in your own experience you haven't yet learned the truth of the deception of feelings, then you just have to go on believing and thinking, having faith in the past and hope in the future, being happy today and unhappy tomorrow, but never being in command of your own life for long.”
Barry Long (1926–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Show me some hope Show me some light Cause I got nothing left in me tonight If I don’t go If I say no Is it the end?”
Anastacia (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat, Or the selfish hope of a season's fame, But his Captain's hand on his shoulder smote -- 'Play up! play up! and play the game!'”
Henry Newbolt (1862–1938) said by 1938 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sometimes he had indulged in daydreams about finding someone. More often, though, he had tried to adjust to what he sincerely believed was the inevitable — that he was actually the only one left in the world. At least in as much of the world as he could ever hope to know.”
Richard Matheson (1926–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What's the dominant emotion associated with purity? Anger. The most aggressive people are the ones who insist on being utterly pure. It's responsible for countless wars at all levels of society. Far better to have no aspiration, no hope and relate to things just as they are.”
Ken McLeod (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Catholic writer really needs only three things to succeed: faith, hope and ingenuity" (31).”
Dana Gioia (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Adieu, for him, The dull engagements of the bustling world! Adieu the sick impertinence of praise! And hope, and action! for with her alone, By streams and shades, to steal these sighing hours, Is all he asks, and all that fate can give!”
Mark Akenside (1721–1770) said by 1770 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The heart bowed down by weight of woe To weakest hope will cling.”
Alfred Bunn (1796–1860) first seen 1843 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Bohemian Girl (1843), set to music by Michael William Balfe.
“We are in no position to withstand a prolonged static war. Wherever the allies concentrate their forces they will break through. For us there can be no question of military victory or of winning the war. Our only hope is to hold on long enough to allow some development on the political front to save Germany from complete collapse.”
Gerd von Rundstedt (1875–1953) said by 1953 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Hitler's last gamble: the Battle of the Bulge" - Page 61 - by Jacques Nobécourt - History - 1967
“I hope, I fear, resolved, and yet I doubt, I'm cold as ice, and yet I burn as fire; I wot not what, and yet I much desire, And trembling too, am desperately stout.”
William Alexander (1567–1640) said by 1640 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is somewhat unfortunate that there is a problem in Ireland and I hope the English do get out of Ireland.”
Ed Koch (1924–2013) first seen 1981 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Statement during Prince Charles's visit to New York (June 17, 1981), quoted in Michael Leapman, "New York Irish halt Royal ballet", The Times (June 18, 1981), p. 1
“Israel has extended its hand in peace from the moment it was established... In Israel our hope for peace never wanes. Our scientists, doctors, and innovators apply their genius to improve the world of tomorrow. Our artists, our writers, enrich the heritage of humanity. Now, I know that this is not exactly the image of Israel that is often portrayed...”
Benjamin Netanyahu (born 1949) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Address to the U.N. General Assembly (23 September 2011).
“The future is usually imagined as either better or worse than the present. If the imagined future is better, it gives you hope or pleasurable anticipation. If it is worse, it creates anxiety. Both are illusory.”
Eckhart Tolle (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So little distant dangers seem: So we mistake the future's face, Ey'd thro' hope's deluding glass: As yon summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear.”
John Dyer (1699–1757) said by 1757 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source