Quotes About Hope

I don't mean that God made this happen to teach us something. Or to teach me something. How monstrously selfish would that be? I just mean that if we go through this thing and it changes us so much, you have to hope that it changes us for the better, right? If goodness can't come from bad things, it makes bad things unbearable.

Adults can talk all they want about youth feeling invincible. Surely, some of us had that bravado. But there was also the dark inner voice telling us we were doomed. And then we were doomed. And then we weren't. You should never feel doomed.

I say good-bye to hope, but I also say goodbye to hope's disappointment.

O Lord, as I walk through the valley of the shadow of doubt, at least let me wear a Walkman...

There are many things that can keep you in a relationship. Fear of being alone. Fear of disrupting the arrangement of your life. A decision to settle for something that's okay, because you don't know if you can get any better. Or maybe there's the irrational belief that it will get better, even if you know he won't change.

It might feel like the end of the world-- but it's the beginning of your art.

LYNDA (TO TINY): Look forward to the moment when it falls apart. Look forward to the moment when you must rearrange your heart. It might feel like the end of the world- but it's the beginning of your art.

When you jump, all you're going to do is fall. But leaping? Leaping is when you think there's something on the other side.

And just like that, I knew what I wanted. Something I had always wanted. But it was so unrealistic it hadn't even made it to my wish list.

You can find sorrow in the arithmetic, and you can find a bittersweet hope.

Referring to Bogey's party: A lame excuse for all the idiots in our school to drink beer and rub up against each other in hopes of distracting themselves from the pathetic emptiness of their meaningless, consumer-driven lives.

But I'll wait for next time. Because I know there will be a next time. I was looking forward to next time the minute I met her. Throughout the night, I've been looking forward to next time, and the time after that, and the time after that. I know this is something.

Life fails. Songs don't always.

Don't let them get to you,' the pastor told us. 'All they have is hate, and in the end hate is worthless. They want for us to become hateful, too, and to forfeit His love in our anger. When faced with such hate, we can only embrace love tighter. As Paul said, 'Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

They said you weren't coming back. I didn't believe them. I wanted to hear it from you.

Here's what breaks us: Even if we know better, we still want everything to be all right

I am amazed at the randomness, the comedy, and the faith that brings us all together and makes us hold on.

Whenever you're in the worst place, there is always a better place. Your abuser will try to hide it from you, but other people can help you get there.

I am not ready to see what happens next. Because it's possible that nothing will happen, and that might break me.

What did Pandora do with her box after she'd unleashed despair into the world? Did she keep it on her mantel as a reminder of what she'd done?

My fear tries to keep my secrets locked down, but my hope keeps slipping you the key.

We remember what it was like to meet someone new. We remember what it was like to grant someone possibility. You look out from your own world and then you step into his, not really knowing what you'll find there, but hoping it will be something good.

What did Pandora do with her box after she'd unleashed despair into the world? Did she keep it in her mantel, as a reminder of what she'd done?

I was still thinking he might come after me. Even after he left.