Quotes About Hope

I came from abject poverty. There was nowhere to go but up.

Haiti is in desperate poverty.

I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid.

It's a powerful thing to know that you are empowering someone to lift themselves out of poverty.

One of the over-riding things for many who grow up in poverty is the simple desire to escape. I think it was sort of obvious to me that escape had to be through education.

By 2030, just a small percentage of the global population will live in poverty.

As a kid, I really wanted to have my own show. But when you grow up in poverty, people tell you nothing is possible. So I kind of gave up on that dream.

I've still got family members living below the poverty line in New York.

I don't get up in the morning and think my mission is to end Britain. I do get up in the morning and think that my mission is to end poverty.

I believe the gun has no power at all.

Every day alive in the 'Power' world is a beautiful day.

Love is so powerful. It will always show up on time to people who need it most.

Many in the precariat know they have to spend considerable time just waiting for opportunities to arise.

Most of us at least briefly considered answering, 'An astronaut,' when asked as children what we wanted to be when we grew up.

I am grateful for my family, friends, and all those who send constant love and support - you are my energy and my hope. You teach me, love me even when I'm wrong, and let me ride the challenges and come out whole.

If you look at the content of songs people write, it's usually about the things they know best.

Africa is no more this poor continent. It's on the march.

I've said to people before that I'm going to do my very best to make it, and I'm not going to give up. And that's true. But I might not make it. And if I don't make it, the Marathon of Hope better continue.

By the age of 50, I would like to know that I'm not dead - that there's some continuity to my life.

In live action movies, you just hope that everything works. Because the actor may had a bad morning and doesn't play good, or accidents happen continuously. Many things contradict what you are trying to say. But in cartoons, nothing contradict what you want to say.

I'm willing to do just about anything to try and contribute to getting us back on a growth path that is just and good for America.

No one is beyond the power of conversion, because no one is beyond the power of truth.

My father was convinced that America was the greatest place in the world. I'm afraid I didn't have the family I would have dreamed of.

I am not convinced the truth can make men free, but I believe it a beginning.