Hope Quotes

"Hope is the opium of the desperate."

"Hope without action is delusion."

"The future will either find us a legend or it will not find us at all."

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."

"If you lose hope, you lose everything."

"I have a deep conviction that justice will eventually rule the day."

"I believe that what self-centered and greedy men have torn down, men other-centered and generous can build up."

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

"The good news is that injustice can be overcome."

"I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way."

"I am fundamentally an optimist."

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

"When we see land, we can look forward with confidence."

"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness."

"Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn."

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light"

"Hope is being able to see that there is a light despite all the darkness"

"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism."

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness—only light can do that."

"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity for their spirits."

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

"I believe that misguidedly, but sincere, white Americans can be allies of the Negro cause."

"The struggle of today, is not altogether for today—it is for a vast future also."

"Hope without action is merely fantasy; hope requires us to be complicit in change."

"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears."

"Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward."

"Difficulties break some men but make others. No ax is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end."

"I never lose hope, even in the darkest hours."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."