Accounts Quote by E. J. Dionne

Hope differs from optimism. Hope does not arise from being told to "think positively," or from hearing an overly rosy forecast. Hope, unlike optimism,…

— Jerome Groopman

Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that…

— Vaclav Havel

“Hope is one of our central emotions, but we are often at a loss when asked to define it. Many of us confuse hope…

— Jerome Groopman

Hope and optimism are different. Optimism tends to be based on the notion that there's enough evidence out there to believe things are gonna…

— Cornel West

Hope is not just... out in the sky, or accepting the facts or reality. Hope is having optimistic, positive expectations.

— Craig Sager

It's best to not confuse optimism with hope. Optimism is a psychological attitude toward life. Hope goes further. It is an anchor that one…

— Pope Francis

Optimism is a much more enabling mindset than hard-core realism, and it's far superior to pessimism...[because] Hope helps move us in the direction of…

— Price Pritchett

Hope is optimism plus a belief there is a path out of your adversity.

— Santiago "Jimmy" Mellado

“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

Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for.

— Seamus Heaney

Hope is a state of mind independent of the state of the world. If your heart's full of hope, you can be persistent when…

— William Sloane Coffin

Hope transforms pessimism into optimism. Hope is invincible.

— Daisaku Ikeda