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162 Hopelessness quotes by 139 unique authors

That feeling of hopelessness only serves your masters. — Mort Sahl
We must first peer into the darkness, feel strangled and entombed in the hopelessness of living without God, before we are ready to feel the… — Abraham Joshua Heschel
There is no lasting hope in violence, only temporary relief from hopelessness. — Kingman Brewster, Jr.
One of the best safeguards of our hopes, I have suggested, is to be able to mark off the areas of hopelessness and to acknowledge… — Unknown Author
Hopelessness sets in, when a man is bound up in his shame -- living small, within that closed horizon of fantasy and self-absorption. — Andrew Comiskey
It is important to recognize the power of our emotions-and to take responsibility for them by creating a light and positive atmosphere around ourselves. This… — Tarthang Tulku
We can see hope in the midst of hopelessness. We can see peace in the midst of chaos. We have a hope that the world does not… — Priscilla Shirer
Hopelessness may be the saddest word in our language. Despair is the enemy of our souls. It can paralyze us, halt our progress, and cause… — Dwan J. Young
The gospel confronts us with the hopelessness of our sinful condition. But we don't like what we see of ourselves in the gospel, so we… — David Platt
When they are gay, the waves echo their gaiety; but when they are sad, then every breaker, as it rolls, seems to bring additional sadness,… — Baroness Orczy
Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically , the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically , it is the erosion of… — Ayn Rand
When it's said and done, the one thing I want to leave on this earth is hope. I have felt hopelessness, and it's a terrible… — Paula Deen
Poverty without a people's government looks like hopelessness, but to see poverty in organized communities is to see relief-in-progress. — Holly Near
Waiting for Godot was not allowed. Neither was Henry Miller. The Soviets condemned them both. Miller would have been used as an example of decadence,… — Barney Rosset
I do not allow myself to be overcome by hopelessness, no matter how tough the situation. I believe that if you just do your little… — Vandana Shiva
When today's generation reads Jack's books or they listen to the music created by some of us, I believe that they see there is a… — David Amram
Today, for a Jew who writes in the German language, it is totally impossible to make a living. In no group do I see as… — Stefan Zweig
The real problems are cultural. The problems of the people who take drugs as a cultural trap - I think there's a real problem there,… — Jerry Garcia
By providing students in our Nation with such an education, we help save our children from the clutches of poverty, crime, drugs, and hopelessness, and… — Elijah Cummings
In a last violent protest against the hopelessness of imminent death, I sensed my spirit piercing through the enveloping gloom. I felt it transcend that… — Viktor E. Frankl
A good movie can take you out of your dull funk and the hopelessness that so often goes with slipping into a theatre; a good… — Pauline Kael
I think what we owe each other is a celebration of life and to replace fear and hopelessness with fearlessness and joy. — Vandana Shiva
Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born, — Malala Yousafzai
False optimism sooner or later means disillusionment , anger and hopelessness. — Abraham Maslow
Sometimes I spend all day trying to count the leaves on a single tree... Of course I have to give up, but by then I'm… — Mary Oliver

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