Hope Quotes

In the darkest moments, hope is what remains. These words have helped people find light in the darkness.

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"We cannot allow despair to defeat us."
Bayard Rustin
"I have always believed that hope is a discipline."
Bayard Rustin
O
"The arc of justice bends slowly, but it bends toward inclusion."
Obergefell v. Hodges
O
"Rights do not diminish when shared; they expand when equally granted."
Obergefell v. Hodges
O
"The law's recognition of equal dignity is the beginning of equal freedom."
Obergefell v. Hodges
O
"When the law finally aligns with justice, it validates the dignity long denied."
Obergefell v. Hodges
T
"The most valuable thing we can do is expand opportunities for the next generation."
Tim Gill
"Fear of difference is learned; acceptance is possible if we choose it."
Peter Tatchell
L
"We must fight for the future even when the present seems hopeless."
Larry Kramer
L
"Despair is a luxury we cannot afford when fighting for survival."
Larry Kramer
L
"We must refuse to accept cruelty as inevitable or natural or permanent."
Larry Kramer
M
"Keep your head up and keep moving forward."
Marsha P. Johnson
M
"I've danced through the darkness and found light."
Marsha P. Johnson
M
"I am proof that we can survive and thrive despite everything."
Marsha P. Johnson
"Despair is a luxury I cannot afford."
Bayard Rustin
"The young must carry the torch of justice forward."
Bayard Rustin
S
"Hope is what keeps you going when everything falls apart."
Sylvia Rivera
S
"Hope is a discipline, not just a feeling."
Sylvia Rivera
T
"Hope is the decision to believe in tomorrow despite today's struggles."
Tim Gill
C
"If you lose hope, you lose everything."
Coretta Scott King
C
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
Coretta Scott King
C
"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism."
Coretta Scott King
M
"When you're young and trans, you don't expect to live long."
Marsha P. Johnson
M
"Hope is a practice, not a feeling."
Marsha P. Johnson
"Hope is the oxygen of the oppressed."
Al Sharpton
"Hope is the last thing to die—nurture it."
Al Sharpton
L
"Hope is not naive; it's a choice to keep fighting."
Larry Kramer
L
"Hope is the radical act of continuing to believe."
Larry Kramer
A
"It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway."
Atticus Finch
A
"We cannot change the past, but we can choose how we face the future."
Atticus Finch