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“I shall write, I shall write a lot. I feel I have been for some time living moment by moment in a drama, moved by every act in it. All of a sudden I, myself, am a poem, burning with anguish, dejected, hopeful, looking beyond the horizon! (p191)”
Fadwa Tuqan (1917–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If your work is about trauma and repression, it’s hard to be hopeful.”
Nadia Makram Ebeid wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Until recently, many of us believed in the promise of a peaceful Zimbabwe, particularly following the President's assurances. We were convinced this election would be different. However, recent events have been a harsh reality check for all of us who were hopeful. It’s now apparent that the level of violence we may witness this time could be unlike anything we've seen before.”
Theresa Makone wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm hopeful that in future, Nkhotakota will benefit a lot from CCPF by addressing maternal and newborn health challenges and by encouraging women to be using various family planning methods.”
Jean Kalilani (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Things look more hopeful now than ever.”
Eliza Orme (1848–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There's still hurdles and barriers that we have to break down. But the fact that things are changing, I'm hopeful about. We're living in a different day and age now…”
Tichina Arnold (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The smiles on their faces make me feel wonderful and hopeful that these kids will go on to develop the digital footprint of Ghana and Africa and impact the world as a whole.”
Ernestina Edem Appiah (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m not super hopeful about returns here, since these are lower-margin businesses than software companies. But some will get out the door fast enough to make money for early investors.”
Katie Benner wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What I was trying to say in the article was that you can look ahead of the curve and say, ‘I know this isn’t going to go on forever. This will end.’ It’s all about being hopeful, but it’s also about remembering that you were somebody with a life and connections, and you will live that life again in time.”
Hamid Ekbia (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Always give and that is an unfortunate situation we are in, but I am hopeful that it will improve in due course when the private sector matures, but for now it is a private sector to have a nurse the whole time. I am not going to accept any comparison with South Africa.”
Kenneth Matambo (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We know what this game means. We are hopeful. We’ve prepared well.”
Sherifatu Sumaila (born 1996) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We need to keep on telling stories so that we will not forget, so that we will not feel helpless, so that we will remain hopeful no matter what happens.”
Nora Aunor (1953–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Missionaries instilled in us the missionary spirit and now we have become a Church that sends missionaries abroad, to Europe, America and other areas, including our own country. We are very happy and hopeful for the missionary spirit that animates the younger generations.”
Charles Kasonde (born 1968) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From Church founded by missionaries to missionary Church (30 March 2023) Fides News Agency
“As simple as providing spaces like parks and playgrounds where schools and the community work together, will eventually help these children develop their well-beings. Over time, it became apparent that it is very difficult to achieve and acquire this space because of business modernization. I am still hopeful that the city will help us provide these safe places for the kids to play and meet.”
Raine Baljak (born 1996) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Brave the storm with firm endevor, Let your vain repinings go! Hopeful hearts will find forever— Roses underneath the snow.”
George Cooper (poet) first seen 1868 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Roses Underneath the Snow", chorus. Music by [[w:Hart Pease Danks|H[art] P[ease] Danks]]. Lyrics by Cooper. Attributed in Henry De Marsan's New Comic and Sentimental Singers' Journal, vol. 2, no. 117 (c. 1868) p. 133, c…
“People are very close to the Church, I am very hopeful for the future, always thought of as a blessing from God.”
Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez (1967–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are hopeful and confident that it is going to be a year of restoration, increase and expansion across the lengths and crannies of this State, so help us God.”
Umo Eno (born 1964) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In his 2024 New Year broadcast, Umo Eno expressed optimism about the year ahead, saying his administration expected restoration, growth and expansion across Akwa Ibom State.
“So my fellow Akwaibomites, as we celebrate Easter, let us remain hopeful that the future looks great, our collective dreams for prosperity across all layers of the society is realizable.”
“I am dedicated to serving you well, bringing governance closer to you, applying the resources we have been blessed with, to affect you positively and give our youths a reason to remain hopeful.”
“While we have embarked on numerous ambitious capital projects spanning infrastructure, healthcare delivery services, education, aviation, tourism, housing, and transport, among other key sectors; we have also, over the past 23 months, intentionally devoted ourselves to reaching out to the poorest and most vulnerable among us, giving them a reason to be hopeful, which is the essence of this season.”
“Let us remain hopeful, support us with your prayers, and together, we shall arise and shine, just as our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, rose three days after enduring excruciating pains and suffering for our sake.”
“We stand today at an intersection where a glorious past meets a hopeful future.”
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This imagery, this manipulation of space, this technique, I have attempted to use to evoke a painting which, for want of better words, is symbolic of a certain mood or state of mind. A mood of waiting, of inactivity, of expectancy, sometimes hopeful and sometimes fearful. This is why most are called Vigil.”
Bill Ainslie (1934–1989) said by 1989 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Taking that into account I am hopeful that soon enough I will be able to break the drought.”
Sthembiso Ngcobo (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Looking back, I was hopeful that this could have been a breakthrough season for me.”
Stephen Doheny (born 1998) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's never a good feeling to see genuine friends having issues. I'm hopeful that they’ll work it out.”
Shereé Whitfield (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be 40 years old.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (misattributed) first seen 1879 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Almost certainly attributable to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., who is, in various sources, credited with having said this in letters to Harriet Beecher Stowe (who turned 70 in 1881) and Julia Ward Howe (who turned 70 in 1…
“For my generation, Stockhausen's published lectures had unbelievable impact. He was the most hopeful of figures: the 21st century was going to be great. The classical teachers in my school, meanwhile, kept moaning about the good old days of music and changing the masses of music pupils into slave performers, putting to sleep any creative thought or the will to make new things.”
Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Björk; As quoted in a web-article "Why I Love Stockhausen", published by the Guardian, 29 Oct. 2008.
“Let me end this broadcast by again appealing to you, my dear people, to remain united, peaceful, and hopeful. As the political season unfolds, I urge us not to allow the flaming passion of politics to divide us. Elections will come and go, but the Akwa Ibom spirit of love and brotherhood will remain. We are running Akwa Ibom United across party lines.”
“Sweet were change, If but a change of tortures! But to grow A motionless rock, fast as my strong prison, Age after age, till circling suns outnumber The sands upon the tide-worn beach! No hope, Or that sad mockery of hope that fools With dull despair, spanning the infinite! Torment unmeasurable!”
Hartley Coleridge (1796–1849) said by 1849 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Russian bourgeoisie raised the hunt against the Jews, not only in the hope of diverting the anger of the exploited workers, but also in the hope of freeing themselves from competitors in commerce and industry.”
Nikolai Bukharin (1888–1938) said by 1938 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And the Lord Juss cried aloud in his agony, "Fling me to Tartarus, deliver me to the black infernal Furies, let them blind me, seethe me in the burning lake. For so should there yet be hope. But in this horror of Nothing is neither hope nor life nor death nor sleep nor waking, for ever. For ever.”
Eric Rücker Eddison (1882–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So rare that we are told that we are doing just great, and good enough. So if you are doing all you can, I want you to know I'm proud of you! And I wanted to pass that along. And I hope you feel it, and that you know you're doing ok, 'cause you know. Despite what everyone else is saying, you'll know, and I hope you do!”
Ysabella Brave (born 1979) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I'm Proud of You!" (4 June, 2008)
“You'd better hope and pray That you make it safe back to your own world You'd better hope and pray That you'll wake one day in your own world Because when you sleep at night They don't hear your cries in your own world Only time will tell If you can break the spell back in your own world.”
Siobhan Fahey (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is but one hope, and this hope is embodied in the national groups which desire our recovery.”
Erich Ludendorff (1865–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Black Book: The Nazi Crime Against the Jewish People" - Page 18 - World War, 1939-1945 - 1981
“Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still.”
Thales (625–546 BC) said by 546 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Dictionary of Thoughts (1908) by Tryon Edwards, p. 234
“None without hope e'er lov'd the brightest fair: But Love can hope, where Reason would despair.”
George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (1709–1773) said by 1773 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Also quoted by: Lord Lyttleton
“Hope against hope, and ask till ye receive.”
James Montgomery (poet) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Also quoted by: James Montgomery
“When the end comes, I hope it’s as strange as that. I hope that the sky tears open and the world is washed with colors that we’ve never seen before.”
Joey Comeau (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I hope there will be stability and security in all parts of Iraq and neighboring Arab countries. I hope there will be national unity in Iraq by forgetting the past and looking for the future.”
Abdul Rahman Arif (1916–2007) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in anon (August 25, 2007), Abdel-Rahman Aref, 91, Former Iraqi President, Is Dead, The New York Times.
“But this same process of the old teaching the young can also cause errors and false conclusions to accumulate with the passage of time. One should therefore study ancient writings, not so much in the hope of finding lost wisdom as in the hope of locating the origin of errors that have been, and still are, accepted truths.”
Carl Eckart (1902–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With a mind not diseased, a holy life is a life of hope; and at the end of it, death is a great act of hope.”
William Mountford (1816–1885) said by 1885 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In exploring the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals, I am working toward rediscovering the common ground that once existed when people lived in harmony with animals. The images depict a world that is without beginning or end, here or there, past or present. I hope that the overall effect is an experience of wonder and contemplation, serenity and hope.”
Gregory Colbert (born 1960) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nature's Living Masterpieces" in Camera Arts (July 2005)
“The hope of the coming of a new Christian era in our civilization is to my mind a hope for a distant future, a very distant future.”
Jacques Maritain (1882–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Summits like those in Geneva promote hope. But hope without action is hopeless. Our enthusiasm for the positive spirit in these deliberations must not blind us to the absence of genuine progress toward disarmament. Twenty-four nuclear bombs are being added weekly to world arsenals.”
Bernard Lown (1921–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“William will marry eventually,” he said in a quieter tone. He’ll try to have children—he doesn’t believe any of this.” “Not even in God,” said Maria sadly, shaking her head, “who is our only hope.” “And an unhelpfully remote and theoretical hope, at that,” Gabriel snapped.”
Tim Powers (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I know that the American people share my deep belief that if a danger exists in the world, it is a danger shared by all; and equally, that if hope exists in the mind of one nation, that hope should be shared by all.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Things are going to go wrong, and I think we are false to life if we don't portray it. But there is also the hope that some lucky clown is going to come along and stumble into the gold mine. And I think you are also entitled to hold out that hope.”
James A. Michener (1907–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Of course, the humans in Haiti have hope. They hope to leave.”
P. J. O'Rourke (1947–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don't believe in road rage; I prefer the gentle rebuke. If I don't like the way someone is driving, I pull up alongside the other car and say, "I hope your children turn out poorly." Only once have I lost my cool. That was the time I said to a woman, "I hope you get a blister on your cunt.' But I said it with a smile.”
George Carlin (1937–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source