Quotes About Hope

But what will he do when he sees only too clearly why his patient is ill; when he sees that it arises from having no love, only sexuality; no faith, because he is afraid to grope in the dark; no hope, because he is disillusioned by the world and by life; and no understanding, because he has failed to read the meaning of his own existence.

Human thought cannot conceive any system or final truth that could give the patient what he needs in order to live: that is, faith, hope, love and insight.

furnished with the dimmest light, never enough to illuminate the darkness in which they grope.

He smiled in a perfunctory way—his eyes were elsewhere as Danielle walked past after dismounting—and said, "It'll get better tomorrow.

Mallory's breath shuddered. "Oh, Claire. Does happily ever after even exist anymore?

Chances were, Daisy really needed that money. And if she was using it for alcohol, or drugs, well, Charlotte only hoped they bought her peace. Lots

Happily ever after had been her favorite ending. Despite the hard facts of their existence—deserted by their father, dirt poor, living in a trailer—she'd believed in it. Jamie, like their mother, saw the best in everyone.

I've always thought that as long as there were books left to read, life would always be worth living.

He was my tormentor and my solace; the creator of the dark and the light within.

For me they weren't just names. I look over the desks and think, this boy sat here, that one there. I pray to the Good Lord another war never comes.

Always remember that every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

Hope the voyage is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery.

THE WINDOWS Within these dark chambers, where I live through oppressive days, I pace up and down, trying to find the windows.-When a window opens, it will be a consolation. But the windows are not to be found, or I am unable to find them. And perhaps it's better that I don't. Perhaps the light will be a new tyranny. Who knows what novel things it will reveal.

Hope is the sum of the mental willpower and waypower that you have for your goals.

This simple idea—anchoring hope to a concrete goal—provided a starting point in my model of hope.6 In this venture, I join recent social scientists who suggest that hope involves the perception that one's goals can be met.

Or, in the intriguing words of existential philosopher Gabriel Marcel, hope is "a piercing through time … a kind of memory of the future.

Simply put, hope reflects a mental set in which we have the perceived willpower and the waypower to get to our destination.

In the words of one high-hope individual, "All the steps involved in getting there are as much fun as actually finishing a project." Consistent with this sentiment, I have found that high-hope people are quite patient with experiencing the course of unfolding events.

There I met my granddaughter for the first time. As I held her, I wanted to give her a gift. Surely I could come up with something very special for my first grandchild. Not the usual stuffed animals and outfits, but something she could use for the rest of her life. She should get a lasting gift from her grandfather. It came to me that I'd like to give her hope.

Friday was a bad-news day. First Mrs. Tealso announced report cards were ready and everybody would return to homeroom for the last ten minutes of the day to receive theirs. Lots of kids groaned. Willie's stomach flip-flopped like a fish out of water. His marks might be as bad as last time. They could even be worse. Unless he'd done good work that he wasn't remembering. Or unless his teachers had gotten the Christmas spirit early.

We regard God as an airman regards his parachute; it's there for emergencies but he hopes he'll never have to use it

God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.

Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.

Sí, se puede!