Born Quote by Frances Moore Lappé

Hope is much more than wishful thinking. Hope is a way of moving through the world.

— Justine Musk

“Hope is something that is demanded of us; it is not, then, a mere reasoned calculation of our chances. Nor is it merely the…

— Ronald Knox

Hope, in its stronger forms, is a great deal more powerful stimulans to life than any sort of realized joy can ever be. Man…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Hope is different from optimism. Hope is a tough virtue, not a psychological predisposition. Hope insists on taking facts and reason into account and…

— E. J. Dionne

“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 is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that…

— Vaclav Havel

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 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 not a granted wish or a favor performed; no it is far greater than that. It is a zany, unpredictable dependence on…

— Max Lucado

I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't believe in…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

I don't like hope very much. In fact, I hate it. It's the crystal meth of emotions. It hooks you fast and kills you…

— Jennifer Donnelly

“....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