Hope
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Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier'.
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
I always start my New Year at church with my family. I see it as a fresh beginning — like a new chance we get to renew our lives, perhaps? Starting it by praying gives me a lot of hope for the future.
Professionalism in art has this difficulty: To be professional is to be dependable, to be dependable is to be predictable, and predictability is esthetically boring — an anti-virtue in a field where we hope to be astonished and startled and at some deep level refreshed.
There is a quiet about the life of a farmer, and the hope of a serene old age, that no other business or profession can promise.
My hope is that the Chinese government will come to realise that it is futile to repress free speech, and that contrary to what they believe a regime's strength rests not its suppression of a plurality of opinions and ideas, but in its capacity and willingness to encourage them.
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
I am closest to my mother, as she is my rock, my pillar of strength, and my world. Not only has she stood by me through all times - happy, sad, and otherwise - but there have even been moments when I had completely lost hope, and her immense belief in me had lifted me up.
Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don't give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.
Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.
Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.
I'm very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues.
I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing — that it was all started by a mouse.
As our values are the core to who we are as human beings, they are also the easiest way to identify and connect with others in meaningful ways. Think about it — most political campaigns are based around values. Barack Obama's 2008 election campaign galvanized millions of youth behind two very clear values — hope and change.
He that lives upon hope will die fasting.
When audiences come to see us authors lecture, it is largely in the hope that we'll be funnier to look at than to read.
In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.