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“Corporal Shalit apparently equals the lives of a very, very large number of Palestinian people. Well I'm glad that those that were released, were released, and I hope they're now in safe places.”
Jeremy Corbyn (born 1949) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Comments on Remember Palestine (Press TV, August 2012), as cited in "Jeremy Corbyn raised Nazi crimes to describe Israel in Gaza", The Times (2 August 2018).
“Is there a solution? Probably not. Yet there is a glimmer of hope, and on my last days here, I offer it to you, gratis. Incorporate every township and village in the county. Take them out of the county's jurisdiction. Give the county supervisors nothing to do. They do it so well; why deprive them?”
Arnold Hano (1922–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Attacks on Hindus and Sikhs began all over the district of Jhang near about the 24th August... Hindu and Sikh women finding all hope of succour or safety gone, immolated themselves on funeral pyre to escape dishonour at the hands of Muslims.”
Gurbachan Singh Talib (1911–1986) said by 1986 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Cancer – regardless of the type – is a disease that has touched every one of us through family or friends. It is my hope that in being candid about my battle, that i will raise awareness that will ultimately benefit others.”
Larry Hogan (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As stated earlier, I am a pessimistic optimist, or what I like to call a "pissed-omist." This is a person who has lived long enough to know not to expect much from most people or life in general, but still allows him- or herself the hope that somewhere under all the horseshit there may possibly be a pony.”
Brad Garrett (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At the heart of death’s history lie not only the emotion of grief and the breaking of bonds between each other and our place in this world but also the hope of answering the queries and resolving the injustices of a lifetime.”
Douglas Davies (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Many people think that dealing with protecting the environment will be so costly and so hard that they just want to ignore the problem. I hope the prize today could help everyone see that humans are capable of amazing accomplishments when we set about trying to do something.”
Paul Romer (born 1955) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: At a news conference following the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics announcement, as quoted in "2 Americans win econ Nobel for work on climate and growth" Associated Press. October 8, 2018.
“I do hope, that if I ever do anything, at least to have the merit of not copying anyone.”
Frédéric Bazille (1841–1870) first seen 1864 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to his father, 1864; as cited in: article: Frédéric Bazille and the Birth of Impressionism, Corrinne Chong, PhD -independent scholar
“I have begun one of the pictures of my uncle, which would be finished in the most, two weeks, if only I were able to go to Fontainebleau [probably because Manet urged him to pose for his [[w:Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe|'Déjeuner sur l'herbe'] to do some needed studies. In any case neither will be finished before next August. I am taking great pains with them and I hope my uncle will be very pleased.”
Frédéric Bazille (1841–1870) first seen 1865 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to his mother, 5 May 1865; as cited in Impressionnism, Gary Tinterow, Henri Loyrette; Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994, p. 329
“Children are really desperate to see the world as pleasing; and their desperateness is part of a wise hope.”
Eli Siegel (1902–1978) said by 1978 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Protected areas provide hope that the creatures of Ed Wilson's dream of an encyclopedia of life, or the census of marine life, will live not just as a list, a photograph, or a paragraph.”
Sylvia Earle (born 1935) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Far and away the greatest threat to the sea and to the future of mankind is ignorance. But with knowing comes caring, and with caring, the hope that maybe we'll find the Holy Grail of understanding, strike a balance with the natural systems that sustain us, and thus achieve an enduring place for humankind on a planet that got along without us for billions of years and no doubt could do so again.”
Sylvia Earle (born 1935) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Knowledge is the superpower of the 21st century. Even the smartest people alive when I was born did not know what 10-year-olds today have available to them. That’s truly cause for hope.”
Sylvia Earle (born 1935) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Can love communicate over great distance? I could only hope so.”
Nick Drake (poet) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let us hope that these dark days [Summer in 1943 when Morandi took refuge from the war in Grizanna where he remained on his own for a year] will be followed by better ones. I work, but these continual worries are extremely tiring, believe me. I should like to see you again..”
Giorgio Morandi (1890–1964) first seen 1894 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: in a letter to his friend Roberto Longhi (1943); as quoted in 'Morandi 1894 – 1964', published by Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna, ed: M. C. Bandera & R. Miracco - 2008; p. 198
“There is no academic virtue in playing mediocre football and no academic vice in winning a game that by all odds one should lose...There has indeed been a surrender at Notre Dame, but it is a surrender to excellence on all fronts, and in this we hope to rise above ourselves with the help of God.”
Theodore Hesburgh (1917–2015) first seen 1959 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Facts Of The Matter," Sports Illustrated (1959-01-19), (online)
“O my Lord! If I worship Thee on account of the fear of Hell, burn me in Hell, and if I worship Thee with the hope of Paradise, exclude me from it, but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, then withhold not from me Thine Eternal Beauty.”
Rabia of Basra (710–801) said by 801 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Imagination over dogma, vulnerability over serenity, aspiration over obligation, comedy over tragedy, hope over experience, prophecy over memory, surprise over repetition, the personal over the impersonal, time over eternity, life over everything.”
Roberto Mangabeira Unger (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...Zegna's jacket is perfect and Gucci's pants are perfect. So we got two suits, and I hope I am going to take one home.”
Goran Višnjić (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Thunberg and the many other amazing young organizers have been very clear that they do not want adults to pat them on the head and thank them for the hope infusion. They want us to join them and fight for the future alongside them. Because it is their right. And all of our duty.”
Naomi Klein (born 1970) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Greta Thunberg on the Climate Fight: If We Can Save the Banks, Then We Can Save the World, (13 September 2019)
“I hope to... provide insights into the interpretation of "evidence" and the application of the "scientific method" so that you... will be more attuned to what scientists are saying, and why they may be saying it, and realize that the problems and issues that they are addressing are matters we can all think about critically.”
Jeffrey H. Schwartz (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think there's a less than 5 percent chance that what I'd like to see happen actually happens. But it seems to me an obligation, even if it’s a 5 percent chance, to try to make it happen. You could call it a triumph of hope over experience. But what else is politics if not that?”
Kanan Makiya (born 1949) first seen 2002 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "The Dissident" (3 November 2002), by Laura Secor, The Boston Globe, Massachusetts: Globe Newspaper Company, p. D1
“An amphibophile is the sort of girl who goes around kissing princes in the hope that one of them will turn into a frog.”
Michael Kurland (born 1938) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Lord Darcy nodded. “It is difficult to look for something that you hope doesn’t exist,” he said. “I suppose we can all use the practice.”
Michael Kurland (born 1938) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are so many people who tell me, “if I had a time machine and could prove that Jesus never rose from the dead”, with the admission that “I hope my faith and I are strong enough that I can keep on believing, even when my eyes tell me otherwise.” That’s make-believe! That’s lying to yourself. That’s the entirety of what religion is.”
Aron Ra (born 1962) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Exclusive Interview with Aron Ra – Public Speaker, Atheist Vlogger, and Activist, Conatus News (May 17, 2017)
“I feel entitled to hope that I have found in this new analysis the only natural method according to which mathematics should be applied to nature, and according to which geometry may also be treated, whenever it leads to general and to fruitful results.”
Hermann Grassmann (1809–1877) said by 1877 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The essence of studying history is that, as best we can, we try to wear the shoes and put on the spectacles worn by people of the past. We try to see the obstacles and dilemmas they struggled against or evaded. We also hope that the future will try to understand why we made blunders, and learn from failures and achievements of our era.”
Geoffrey Blainey (born 1930) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: No point in ignoring facts and history", The Australian (June 14, 2020)
“The mathematicians have been very much absorbed with finding the general solution of algebraic equations, and several of them have tried to prove the impossibility of it. However, if I am not mistaken, they have not as yet succeeded. I therefore dare hope that the mathematicians will receive this memoir with good will, for its purpose is to fill this gap in the theory of algebraic equations.”
Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829) first seen 1824 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Memoir on Algebraic Equations, Proving the Impossibility of a Solution of the General Equation of the Fifth Degree (1824) Tr. W. H. Langdon, as quote in A Source Book in Mathematics (1929) ed. David Eugene Smith
“All anyone can hope for is just a tiny bit of love...like a drop in a cup if you can get it, or a waterfall, a flood, if you can get that too. ("Children of the Sea")”
Edwidge Danticat (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But how can we avoid the use of human language? The... symbol. Only by using a symbolic language not yet usurped by those vague ideas of space, time, continuity which have their origin in intuition and tend to obscure pure reason—only thus may we hope to build mathematics on the solid foundation of logic.”
Tobias Dantzig (1884–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is... the author's confident hope that this book will give a fresh interest to the story of Greek mathematics in the eyes both of mathematicians and of classical scholars.”
Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940) said by 1940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's a good sign... because batting has probably been a worry for us. [Many have asked] 'Where are the next generation of batsmen coming from?' And all of a sudden we are starting to see some new names that give us some hope. It's good they've got an opportunity, and it's even better that they've taken it”
Greg Chappell (born 1948) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted on Canberra Times (February 5, 2016), "Spate of young batsmen making centuries shows Australia's batting depth improving
“Beyond the significance of this election to Sri Lanka, it is also a symbol of hope for those who support democracy all around the world. International and domestic monitors and observers were permitted to do their jobs. Sri Lankans from all segments of society cast their ballots peacefully, and the voice of the people was respected”
Maithripala Sirisena (born 1951) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Talking about the election that he won, quoted on Huffington Post (March 11, 2015), "Maithripala Sirisena Sworn In As Sri Lanka's New President After Stunning Election Upset
“Science is the real moral school; she teaches man the love and respect for the truth, without which all hope is chimerical.”
Marcellin Berthelot (1827–1907) said by 1907 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Imagination is a very important part of mathematics. I hope you all possess... imagination.”
Michael Atiyah (1929–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We have opened a new chapter of hope in the lives of 7 billion people on the planet. We have [the planet] on loan from future generations. We have today reassured these future generations that we will all together … give them a better earth.”
Prakash Javadekar (born 1951) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the Paris Agreement, as quoted in "Factbox: World reacts to new climate accord", Reuters (12 December 2015)
“I hope that we some day will have a big budget and a lot of time in which to do our work. It is my dream to have an American staff and a Japanese staff work together to create a Godzilla film.”
Kenpachiro Satsuma (1947–2023) first seen 1993 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted by David Milner, "Kenpachiro Satsuma Interview I", Kaiju Conversations (December 1993)
“Romance doesn’t always start off on the right foot, two people don’t always see the potential in one another at the same time, and thankfully, other people can change us with their hope, forgiveness, and optimism. We can make each other’s lives better, despite all our fears. Sometimes one of us knows that before the other.”
Sarah Schulman (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I affirm that Indonesia is a true friend of Malaysia and I hope that trade and business relations, investment, culture and labor issues can be improved. The friendship between the two (nations) must be strengthened.”
Anwar Ibrahim (born 1947) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Anwar Ibrahim (2022) cited in: "Indonesia's Jokowi first foreign leader to call Anwar with congratulatory message" in The Star, 24 November 2022.
“God willing, we will be able to continue (to lead the government after the motion of confidence in Parliament on 19 December 2022). I hope you pray for us as well.”
Anwar Ibrahim (born 1947) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Anwar Ibrahim (2022) cited in: "Anwar looks sure of passing confidence vote" in The Star, 15 December 2022.
“I wished them (Malaysia's newly appointed heads of diplomatic missions) all the best in their endeavors and hope they can raise the country's name to a higher level with regard to foreign policy direction.”
Anwar Ibrahim (born 1947) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Anwar Ibrahim (2022) cited in: "Anwar tells Malaysian diplomats to use fresh approaches to woo foreign investors" in The Star, 15 December 2022.
“I hope this visit (to Indonesia) will be able to further strengthen the relationship between the two countries (Malaysia and Indonesia) in addition to exploring new cooperation opportunities through discussions with (the Indonesian) President Joko Widodo, Insha Allah.”
Anwar Ibrahim (born 1947) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Anwar Ibrahim (2023) cited in: "Anwar Ibrahim Lands in Jakarta for First Official Visit as Malaysian PM" in Tempo.co, 9 January 2023.
“I hope to save the country from corruption, all the money stolen, and give it back to the people.”
Anwar Ibrahim (born 1947) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Anwar Ibrahim (2023) cited in: "Leaders must never forget the people and their sorrows, says Anwar" in The Star, 29 January 2023.
“Pyongyang watchers consider the regime to be so hungry for economic growth, progress and other goodies as to have no pride, no mission, and no commitment to victory, real victory. It's all eros and no thymos. On this error rests our administration's hope for denuclearization.”
Brian Reynolds Myers (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The North Korean elite does have some sources of hope. The elite itself remains, on the surface at least, remarkably united. The lack of a civil society and very strong social control makes the emergence of resistance difficult.”
Andrei Lankov (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For what fortress, what city, in the wide extent of the Roman empire, can hope to exist, secure and impregnable, if it is our pleasure that it should be erased from the earth?”
Attila (500–453) said by 453 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted by Edward Gibbon (1781), The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. III, chapter 34
“You know I believe we all begin equal parts light and dark. I fear you think your strength lies in your darkness. But the measure of a man is not the fear he sows in his enemies. It is the hope he gives his friends.”
Pierce Brown (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Worst of all, it [speculation of notable figures] provides fodder for the special educators, special education attorneys, ABA therapists etc. to legitimize their profits and to encourage the false hope and tears for toasted snow that so many parents of these children have.”
Jonathan Mitchell (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For years I've been privileged to receive words of thanks and encouragement from people all over the world, often simply asking how I'm doing. I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to share my story in the hope it will continue to resonate with people facing challenges in their own lives.”
Lauren Manning (born 1961) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sept. 11 burn survivor, Lauren Manning, has book deal as quoted in Association Press, 10 January 2011
“I was pleased at the thought of a girl with a hope chest full of power tools.”
Jack Finney (1911–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source