Confidence Quote by Anonymous

Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. Others have called this deepest quality confidence,…

— Erik Erikson

Hope is the enduring belief in the attainability of fervent wishes, in spite of the dark urges and rages which mark the beginning of…

— Erik Erikson

Hope is rooted in the trustworthiness of God.

— Alister E. McGrath

Hope is practiced through the virtue of patience, which continues to do good even in the face of apparent failure, and through the virtue…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Hope is trust in God's promises, faith that if we act now, the desired blessings will be fulfilled in the future.

— James E. Faust

The theological virtue of hope is the patient and trustful willingness to live without closure, without resolution, and still be content and even happy…

— Richard Rohr

“Optimism can be thought of as a cheery disposition to always look on the bright side of life, even despite the evidence. It is…

— Roman Krznaric

But hope has an astonishing resilience and strength. Its very persistence in our hearts indicates that it is not a tonic for wishful thinkers…

— Kathleen Norris

“....hope is 'that virtue by which we take responsibility for the future.' ...hope is our positive orientation toward the future, a future in which…

— Lyanda Lynn Haupt

“Hope starts as a promise made to yourself, the first drop of rain in a parched land, the first step onto dry earth for…

— Christopher Hawke

Hope is an essential constituent of human life.

— Benjamin Franklin

Hope is lived when it comes alive, when we go outside of ourselves and, in joy and pain take part in the lives of…

— Jürgen Moltmann