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“For a global culture seems unable to offer the qualities of collective faith, dignity and hope that only a "religion surrogate", with its promise of a territorial culture-community across the generations, can provide.”
Anthony D. Smith (1939–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don’t think artists can compete—except as to money and prizes, and, of course, status. Which may be temporary. But not on the page. Or the canvas or the stone. Or the musical score. All you can hope to be is worthy of the company you respect.”
Hortense Calisher (1911–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At their best they’re our moral health—and our hope.”
Hortense Calisher (1911–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(What’s the sensation of writing?) HC: A sense of power and surprise when it’s going well. But always obsessive hope, as you pace an almost familiar terrain. (Surprise at what?) HC: At what can happen under your hand. When the whole becomes greater than the parts. But the real surprise is afterward. When I see that the book has made its own rules. Each one in the end makes its own form.”
Hortense Calisher (1911–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“2014 was a mandate for hope and aspiration, 2019 is about confidence and acceleration. 2014 was about some immediate needs the country had, 2019 is about what India wants! We have empowered aspirations and facilitated the innate appetite for upward mobility that is in our people. We took obstacles out of the people’s path and instead, enabled them.”
Narendra Modi (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I went skydiving, I went rocky mountain climbling, I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Blue Manchu. And I loved deeper, and I spoke sweeter, and I gave forgiveness I'd been denying. And he said "Someday, I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying.”
Tim McGraw (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It ain't like midnight and cigarette smoke. It ain't like watered down whiskey and coke. I guess some things just don't mix like you hope. Like me and you. And diamond rings and old barstools.”
Tim McGraw (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As laws and the principles of religion and morality are influencing causes, I have then not only the hope, but, what you have not, the positive conviction, that society may be ameliorated and reformed.”
Adolphe Quetelet (1796–1874) said by 1874 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I hope this book will throw a little light on the nature of human coutage and its lack..when the last argument of kings viz cannon or war pursues its loud & murderous course.”
Vernon Scannell (1922–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We hope that (Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits President) Chen (Deming) will not try to tell Taiwan what to do when he visits (Taiwan).”
Huang Kun-huei (born 1936) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Huang Kun-huei (2013) cited in "ARATS visit an affront: pan-green camp" on Taipei Times, 26 November 2013.
“Awake Hindus: Mother! The flowers of our worship have crowned thee! Parsees: Mother! The flame of our hope shall surround you Mussulmans: Mother! The sword of our love shall defend thee Christians: Mother! The song of thy faith shall attend thee All creeds: Shall not our dauntless devotion avail thee? Harken! O Queen O!goddess, we hail thee!”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) first seen 1828 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Her poem in "The Golden Treasury of Indo-Anglian Poetry, 1828-1965", p=161
“Stand here with me with the stars and hills for witness and in their presence consecrate your life and your talent, your song and your speech, your thought and your dream to the Motherland. O Poet, see visions from the hill tops and spreads abroad the message of hope to the toilers in the valley.”
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One of the things I bring to my play is my Indian identity – my ability to shrug off a loss as destiny and hope for better tomorrow. I am often described as a “natural” or “intuitive player”.”
Viswanathan Anand (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We, the Indians, as Guru of the Nations: yes, I believe in that. We can be—or once more become— the hope of mankind. But that requires efforts and courage to be ourselves culturally. Unfortunately, we live in an age of political dwarfs, political managers without vision or courage. But their time is running out.”
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Vajpayee interviewed by Erich Follath and Tiziano Terzani: “Guru der Nationen”, Der Spiegel, 1996/19, p. 163. quoted from Elst, Koenraad (2001). Decolonizing the Hindu mind: Ideological development of Hindu revivalism. …
“He is making money but I am earning love. His money will get spent, but the respect and love that I get will remain for him when I leave. I only hope he keeps it up.Somewhere he will take care of my respect and love.”
Sunil Dutt (1929–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I hope I am not sounding presumptuous or vain. but I think like Sridevi, I was another heroine who could break the barriers between the classes and the masses.”
Madhuri Dixit (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My young friends, you are soldiers in the battle of freedom-freedom from want, fear, ignorance, frustration and helplessness. By a dint of hard work for the country, rendered in a spirit of selfless service, may you march ahead with hope and courage.”
Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882–1962) said by 1962 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My young friends, you are soldiers in the battle of freedom- a freedom from want,a freedom from fear,a freedom from ignorance,a freedom from frustration and helplessness....By dint of hard work for the country, rendered in a spirit of selfless service may you march ahead with hope and courage...Remember in this dynamic world you must go forward or else you will be left behind...”
Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882–1962) said by 1962 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My ideal of a woman is a combination of sacrifice, care and purity at one place. Sacrifice without a hope for reward, without showing any dissatisfaction and purity like Ceaser's wife, which does not bring any regret.”
Premchand (1880–1936) said by 1936 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Oh! no," said Mr. Smith, "I hope not.”
Lucy Mack Smith (1775–1856) said by 1856 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our hope is that whosoever is in power, manages this country consistently for all the potential the country has.”
Indra Nooyi (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was there [India] I realised that engineering was not my cup of tea. I proceeded to London to look for avenues and got myself enrolled into Hornsey College of Art there. Initially, there was no hope for me, but one exhibition in 1979 made me. That proved to be extremely lucky for me.”
Anish Kapoor (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This reconnection...has given me great satisfaction. I realise I have inadvertently become a source of inspiration and hope for people in India simply by the fact that I grew up there, went to my local university, but could go on to do well internationally. The Nobel, he says, is not just an affirmation of his past work; it’s an encouragement to keep working on interesting problems.”
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He created a spirit in this country that caused people to feel, at least for a little while, that there was some hope that things could be better. Needless to say, there was a percentage of the population that did not agree and thought things would be better if he were not around.”
Yolanda King (1955–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Young painters are amazingly involved in their own research and are coming into their own personal perceptions. There is great hope for the future of art here. We will be the most vital art expression in the world.”
S. H. Raza (1922–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe that we have all at some time eaten the fruit from trees that we did not plant. In the fullness of time, when it is our turn to give, it behooves us in turn to plant gardens that we may never eat the fruit of, which will largely benefit generations to come. I believe this is our sacred responsibility, one that I hope you will shoulder in time.”
N. R. Narayana Murthy (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think I stand as much chance of dying in front of a firing squad or in a gas chamber as you do being killed on a plane flight home. Let's hope you don't.”
Ted Bundy (1946–1989) said by 1989 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And hope is like love... a ridiculous, wonderful, powerful thing.”
Kate DiCamillo (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Say it, reader. Say the word "quest" out loud. It is an extraordinary word, isn't it? So small and yet so full of wonder, so full of hope.so trthen despererux died i n heaven and in peace”
Kate DiCamillo (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...in Palau I seemed to be the perfect princess, this time I was competitive and sometimes the bad guy. I played competitively both times. I think there is a happy medium to me. I'm not perfect or horrible. I've always had to work hard for everything I've gotten in life. I went in to bust my butt and I hope people can respect me for that. I played the game the way it was designed to be played...”
Stephenie LaGrossa (born 1978) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I Played the Game the Way It Was Designed to Be Played": An Interview with Survivor: Guatemala's Stephenie, Reality News Online, 12 December 2005.
“There is an inescapable moral dimensions of human existence. It follows that investigation must take account of that proposition. Yet psychologists have been among the most determined opponents of this claim, predictably in the name of what they deem to be science. They hope, at least in their technical activities, to be above the fray.”
Solomon Asch (1907–1996) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Solomon Asch, "Comments on D. T. Campell's Chapter", in The Legacy of Solomon Asch : Essays in Cognition and Social Psychology (1990) edited by Irvin Rock, p. 53.
“Unless we have a definite faith in the goal of our existence, and unless we believe, work for, and actually come to experience the goal positively as an existent factor, there is no hope of any plan becoming successful.”
Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love is a consistent passion to give, not a meek persistent hope to receive. The only demand of life is the privilege to love all.”
Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Why did I never understand...” “That it was vanity?” I said. “Mm, but so much worse...Delusion. Because, the thing is—human progress begins, not with one lone man with a weapon, however heroic. Nor with subtle governments, be they never so altruistic. It begins with a man and his wife in bed...and...how could I ever hope to govern humanity, without having been even that human?”
Kage Baker (1952–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I like my women in a few wisps of drapery: then I can hope for a chance to remove the wisps. If they start out with nothing I tend to get depressed because either they have just stripped off for someone else or, in my line of work, they are usually dead.”
Lindsey Davis (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whatever we experience in our day, whatever we hope to learn, whatever we most desire, whatever we set out to find, we see that the Greeks have been there before us, and we meet them on their way back.”
Thomas Cahill (1940–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All my life was turned towards the progress of the people, the helping of man, and it leaped forward to meet the stronger hope, the lofty ideal of social brotherhood, the rendering possible to all of freer life; so long had I been striving thitherward, and here there opened up a path to the yearned-for goal!”
Annie Besant (1847–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was this tenderness of hers that led us, after she had gone, to found the "H.P.B. Home for little children," and one day we hope to fulfil her expressed desire that a large but homelike Refuge for outcast children should be opened under the auspices of the Theosophical Society. Chapter XIV Through Storm to Peace”
Annie Besant (1847–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The subject of the unfolding of consciousness in the beings whose field of evolution is a solar system is one of considerable difficulty; none of us may at present hope to do more than master a small portion of its complexity, but it may be possible to study it in such fashion as may fill up some of the gaps in our thinking, and as may yield us a fairly clear outline to guide our future work.”
Annie Besant (1847–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I hope that the reader will not regard the contents of this book as an escape from the present world but rather as a key part of it.”
Cyrus H. Gordon (1908–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils of the world can be cured by legislation.”
Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted by George W. Stimpson in A Book About American Politics (1952)
“the speed and energy of a demon, not an angel or superman as one would ardently hope for.”
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (1919–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Of course, that is probably an unattainable state of perfection. But I hope to establish my bona fides in striving towards them through what I say today, and through my actions as Chief of the Australian Army.”
David Morrison (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was angry, that in a crisis, those three women, and many others to whom Liz Broderick had spoken, had not been able to rely on their mates. In other words the very thing that we claim as our defining ethos had been used to exclude and humiliate others. I am resolved to make improvements to our culture one of the fundamental elements of the legacy that I hope to leave the Australian Army.”
David Morrison (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So what am I doing? Well I hope that by providing a personal insight into my own journey into greater understanding you will accept my bona fides in this matter. I am deadly serious about this. In an organisation built on a chain of command, senior leaders can make a very real difference when they are determined to implement change, and they are.”
David Morrison (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All men strive and hope for nothing other than eternal life in their human nature. For this they instituted purgations of souls and sacred rites, in order to be better adapted in their nature to that eternal life.”
Nicholas of Cusa (1401–1464) said by 1464 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Those choice had to be made, Jeff thought He’d learned to accept the potential losses, in the hope that they would be outweighed by the gains. The only certain failure, he knew, and the most grievous, would be never to risk at all.”
Ken Grimwood (1944–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Forlorn Hope was for the brave. It may have been a courage born of desperation, or foolhardiness, but it was courage just the same. (pg. 13)”
Bernard Cornwell (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If the national husbandry of this commonwealth be improved, we may hope, through god's blessing, to see better days, and be able to bear necessary and public burdens to more ease to ourselves, and benefit to human society, than hitherto we could attain to.”
Samuel Hartlib (1600–1662) first seen 1600 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Samuel Hartlib (1600–1662) cited in: Walter Harte. Essays on Husbandry (1764), p. 3.
“Let's just hope I don't find any more turtles, 'cause it is really getting me depressed.”
Gavin Free (born 1988) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Let's Play - World Of Warcraft Ep2". youtube.com. March 11, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2016.