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“If Lindsey Graham really said that the money for the killing of Russians is the best money the US ever spent . . . I hope that in our country, the sons or grandchildren of Sudoplatov are alive, his pupils, or the descendants of his pupils [...] It’s not even hard. We have his address.”
Margarita Simonyan (born 1980) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Comments on Russian television cited in "RT chief wants US senator Lindsey Graham killed over remarks in Kyiv" The Times (30 May 2023)
“Let us make room for Jesus so he may be born and live in our hearts, our families, in society, in politics, in legislation, in the economy, in international relations, world organisations... so that Christmas is not a shiny empty glass ball, but a message of hope for better times for the poor.”
Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel (born 1940) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Let us make room for Jesus so that Christmas is not a shiny empty glass ball, but a message of hope for better times for the poor” says Bishop Arizmendi Esquivel (20 December 2004) Fides News Agency
“Freedom of speech cannot be a reason to incite racial or cultural discrimination and tear society apart. We hope Sweden can earnestly respect the religious beliefs of minority groups, including Muslims.”
Wang Wenbin (born 1971) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Wang Wenbin (2022) cited in "Respect religious beliefs of Muslims, China tells Sweden" on Middle East Monitor, 20 April 2022.
“Oh, you know, I’m nothing but optimistic: I’ve spent my life in acting. I am not satisfied making speeches, I devote all of my time in acting by means of the organisation North-South. Also, I believe that, sometimes, the forces of hope come from where we least expect them.”
Ahmed Ben Bella (1916–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We will put the pedal to the metal for as long as we can under my leadership. My hope is I will leave them in a place where everyone recognizes that this needs to move”
Rochelle Walensky (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I reflected that where vanity of that sort is to be found on one side of a contract there is always hope on the other.”
John Collier (1901–1980) said by 1980 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I hope all your mixtures are not as expensive,” said Alan apprehensively. “Oh, dear, no,” said the old man. “It would be no good charging you that sort of price for a love potion, for example. Young people who need a love potion very seldom have five thousand dollars. Otherwise they would not need a love potion.”
John Collier (1901–1980) said by 1980 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have always hoped that Asian movies can enjoy better development and can enjoy a better position in relation to the rest of the world. I'm sure this is the hope and goal of all movie directors in Asia.”
Zhang Yimou (born 1950) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Zhang Yimou TalkAsia Interview Transcript" in CNN (14 May 2005)
“The hope is there thanks to our communities, where faith is so alive that we can see a future through their open attitude to life, to God and the Church.”
Jesús Tirso Blanco (1957–2022) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The population still needs to be reconciled in its innermost self", says the Bishop Lwena to Fides (21 October 2011)
“It is often difficult to explain to people why democracy is important. Even in Taiwan, even if we are a young democracy, it is not a simple mission. It is enough to look at the previous local elections to understand that even here it happens that hope for economic growth is placed before democratic values.”
Lin Ching-yi (born 1974) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Taiwan 2020 election, voices from DPP: "Democracy, rights and identity: so we will be stronger"" in Affaritaliani.it (23 November 2019)
“It is therefore, with a brave heart, with confident hope and with faith in my unalterable destiny that I go from this twilight into the darkness, unshakeable in my trust in the providence of God that a glorious dawn will come on the morrow.”
Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987) said by 1987 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Seen politically, systems follow one another, each consuming the previous one. They live on ever-bequeathed and ever-disappointed hope, which never entirely fades. Its spark is all that survives, as it eats its way along the blasting fuse. For this spark, history is merely an occasion, never a goal.”
Ernst Jünger (1895–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am optimistic enough to believe that out of the struggle in which we are engaged today a new world will be born; a world of security, confidence, prosperity and co-operation; a world in which the arts of peace can flourish. Let us hope so, at any rate for, paradox though it may seem, that is what we are fighting for.”
Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow (1887–1952) first seen 1940 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 12 January 1940, Speech at the opening of the Annual Exhibition of the Bombay Arts Society, also quoted in Speeches and Statements of the Marquess of Linlithgow, p. 231.
“God who comes to us. We will never be alone. Emmanuel: God with us. And other things that are with us will disappear: the investments, the achievements, the gifts, our money… will all disappear. All these things that we have associated with Christmas may disappear. But Jesus who comes as one of us, God with us, will remain with us forever. So that is our hope.”
Luis Antonio Tagle (born 1957) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cardinal Tagle: Christmas in the pandemic calls for solidarity (15 December 2020) Vatican News
“If he has illuminated the dark and serious subject with a suspicion of fun-it is meant to convey the hope he feels for all sinners like himself, that some relief of a slightly humorous nature may be found even in Hell.”
Art Young (1866–1943) first seen 1901 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Through Hell with Hiprah Hunt (1901)
“Certainly in architectural brilliance and innovation alone his age deserves to be rated as a great one. Haghía Sophia, one of the greatest achievements of Christian, or human, architecture, and the Corpus juris civilis, a supreme landmark of Roman, and European, Law, stand forth as Justinian's most enviable monuments. What ruler could hope to leave finer ones?”
John W. Barker (1933–2019) first seen 1966 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Justinian and the Later Roman Empire (1966), p. 184.
“I hope people who should have known better then, understand now that Giuliani succeeding Dinkins was an outcome of similar forces that led to Trump succeeding Obama.”
Adam Serwer (born 1982) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 11/24/2020 on Twitter
“You make me feel very ignorant, my Greek friend.” “I am sorry—” The First Prophet cackled. “Tsk, tsk; apologize not. I, like other men, own up to minor failings in hope of convincing others that I have no major ones.”
L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000) said by 2000 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Young Cambodians realize that they are apostles, and realize that evangelization is not the sole prerogative of priests and religious. It is the hope of Christ in us which we want to give to the world. The Gospel is not spread through proselytism, but by infecting people with one's enthusiasm.”
Olivier Schmitthaeusler (born 1970) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh: "A new missionary impetus animates the young" (27 October 2012) Fides News Agency
“I spent much thought getting things to sound right and inoffensive. I am of the belief that a universal stream of consciousness envelopes the planet and people in many places can get the same ideas at relatively the same time. Who knows, there may be women in China, India, Iraq, or Africa doing a project just like this. I hope so.”
Enriqueta Vasquez (born 1930) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Stupid how we think God only hears our thoughts when we address them to him in particular & not when we think our dirty little thoughts in everyday scenarios such as I hope Fred dies soon so I can have his office, it really is much nicer than mine. The meaning of faith is our understanding w/ Creator that he will not eavesdrop on our mid's whisper to itself unless invited.”
Steve Toltz (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For our part, we hope to restore peace and reconciliation through dialogue and reaffirm the need for Christians to respect all other believers.”
Peter Celestine Elampassery (1938–2015) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The community feels threatened, however political tensions have been brewing for some time” (14 September 2010) Fides News Agency
“It's meaningless to hope for victory through attrition taking into account that almost all of Europe and North America are acting as a rear for [Ukraine].”
Igor Girkin (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Hope means believing in ourselves, in our capacity to lead, in our potential to make a better world, country, and planet for everyone.”
Francia Márquez (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Young people come with hope and with a renewed vision of a future that transforms.”
Elizabeth Yeampierre wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My greatest hope is the youth. They see the issue for what it is. They see it through this racial lens. They understand all the ways it's set to impact their lives, their futures, the world.”
Yessenia Funes wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I grew up wondering where the female marine biologists were, especially the Latinas, and really doubted whether I could break into a field that seemed not too welcoming for minorities. I hope by seeing me, and my work, that anyone of any background thinks, "Huh. If this girl from a tiny Caribbean island can do it, so can I.”
Melissa Cristina Márquez wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I hope that somewhere in the recesses of our cultural consciousness, there still exists some memory of the valuable psychedelic traditions cultivated by our African ancestors and nature's many gifts that have been lost somewhere between North America and the Middle Passage.”
Monnica T. Williams wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is true that it has not always been safe for us, but I hope we can come together as a people, create our own safe spaces, and become empowered to reclaim psychedelic healing for ourselves, our loved ones, and our communities.”
Monnica T. Williams wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Hope is that little spark that gives you faith in the possibility of a future that seems unattainable.”
Thuli Madonsela (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One of the greatest gifts you can give to a person in need of hope is a smile.”
Thuli Madonsela (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’ve drawn other figures who have left everything else behind but take a window with them, because the window is their memory. I have my own ideas and feelings about the images, but I hope everyone who looks at them can see the effect of war on people.”
Hani Abbas wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I hope all the people who have problems in their countries can get out. I support people who want to get out if they have dreams, if they want to protect their kids.”
Hani Abbas wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A new evangelization is needed that takes into account our post-immigrant, post-seminary situation. It will necessarily be focused on creating a faith that is based more on a personal encounter with the living Jesus Christ than upon any ethnic or social factors. Given the powerful experience of the Catholicism of our youth, we, the Church in Canada, approach this task with much hope.”
Michael Bzdel (1930–2012) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech at Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops (November 1997) Press Office of the Holy See
“I hope that more people are being called to be molders of that society, molders of that consensus, instead of just reflecting the current consensus that we have - because that's where all the oppression lives.”
Derecka Purnell wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With Eucharistic faith, upheld by ecclesial tradition and based on the words of the Lord, we have access to real, though imperfect, certainties. Finally, in the face of the solitude and desperation that undermine mankind today, the Eucharist offers us... profound companionship and a promise of eternal life that fills us with definitive hope.”
Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo (1938–2021) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Eucharist is antidote for culture of death, say bishops (5 October 2005) Catholic News Agency
“I think Mozambique needs to rediscover the meaning of life. There's a need for moral regeneration; we need to preach the gospel of reconciliation to everyone, to find a way to reconcile with ourselves and with God. We need to restore hope, to educate the youth.”
Ernesto Maguengue (born 1964) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Newly Appointed Mozambican Bishop Pledges to Foster “love of life” in Episcopal Ministry (8 April 2022) ACI Africa
“Hope is something to comfort the weak.”
Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler (1926–2026) said by 2026 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m waking up this morning Grateful for the gift of one more day The light of hope is dawning It fills my heart and lifts my fears away Sometimes there’s a miracle just beyond the pain When you can see the rainbow in the rainLive on, live on Brighter skies will come again Cry the tears you cry and then live on, live on Love is all we leave when we are gone Live on.”
Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What should be hope for the Church is actually a tremendous headache from an institutional perspective. I have witnessed many bishops here saying, "No, vocations are on the rise." They don't say the same thing about religious vocations because evidently that would be a lie as the numbers are very clear.”
Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe (born 1946) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bishops calls for changes in methodology at CELAM conference (29 May 2007) Catholic News Agency
“Even with those questions—and even with all the uncertainty—I hope you join the ranks of American fighting men. I encourage you to serve, asking yourself this simple question: If not me, then who? If not Gunner, Jackson, Boone, Luke, or Rex Hegseth—who is going to protect America? Are you going to rely on other men, or on women, who have other worldviews to fill the ranks?”
Pete Hegseth (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There's a whole tradition of immigrants, Jewish and non-Jewish, looking at America in a certain way-as a hope and a promise fulfilled. I don't look at it that way. I view it as a place where a lot of people have been ripped off. They don't have full liberties; they don't have economic opportunities.”
Irena Klepfisz (born 1941) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If there is really one thing that I am proud of in my long labor history, it is that while he was in prison, before he was executed, Joe Hill wrote a song for me dedicated to me, that was called, the "Rebel Girl" and that song, I hope you will do it here some time, it may not be the best of words or the best of music, but it came from the heart and it was certainly so treasured.”
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890–1964) said by 1964 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We thought that [Evo Morales] represented hope, we identified with him. He won, we gave him all the power. But the process has given us nothing. It has been all discourse, no application. He speaks of Mother Earth, and he is the foremost violator of Mother Earth.”
Rafael Quispe (born 1969) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bill Weinberg (2 September 2010) "Beyond Extraction: An Interview With Rafael Quispe", NACLA Report on the Americas.
“My personal medicine bag and tool kit have been gathered over a lifetime of activism. Here are the main ingredients...Cultivate Hope...Practice Consciousness Raising...Build Solidarity...Collectivize My Struggles...Connect with My Ecosystem”
Aurora Levins Morales (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every vital social movement immediately begins to generate art-songs, poetry, posters, murals, novels-an outpouring of the creativity that people will create from even the smallest crumbs of hope.”
Aurora Levins Morales (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I hope that future generations of women writers will have lives so much easier than mine that they will instantly perceive barbarities of my situation I don't see, because I can't imagine their absence.”
Aurora Levins Morales (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“our little ones — they are our future hope. Our children!”
Zitkala-Ša (1876–1938) said by 1938 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I hope you feel as I do that it wouldn't be that hard for the United States to have two friends. You know, to have only one good friend seems like the dark side of junior high school. Every time President Obama or any president says, "Israel, you are our enduring friend forever," I think, Okay that's fine, but couldn't you have two friends? What about, "Palestine, you are our friend too." Why not?”
Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 2013 NSK Neustadt Prize Lecture
“If a teacher told me to revise, I thought that meant my writing was a broken-down car that needed to go to the repair shop. I felt insulted. I didn't realize the teacher was saying, 'Make it shine. It's worth it.' Now I see revision as a beautiful word of hope. It's a new vision of something. It means you don't have to be perfect the first time. What a relief! (2014)”
Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source