Blind Quote by N. T. Wright

Optimism is a wish without warrant; Christian hope is a certainty, guaranteed by God himself. Optimism reflects ignorance as to whether good things will…

— J. I. Packer

Biblical hope is not wishful thinking or an optimistic outlook; rather, it is a confident expectation based on the certainty of God's Word that…

— David Wilkerson

“Optimism hopes for the best without any guarantee of its arriving and is often no more than whistling in the dark. Christian hope, by…

— J. I. Packer

What is hope? Hope is wishing for a thing to come true; faith is believing that it will come true.

— Norman Vincent Peale

Hope is not mere wishful thinking. It is the precursor of a new dawn that slowly, steadily and unerringly comes to the fore and…

— Sri Chinmoy

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

The article goes on later to say, "Hope is not then something for the future alone, a sort of wishful thinking aout what might…

— Raymond J. de Souza

Optimism is a matter optics, of seeing what you want to see and not seeing what you don't want to see. Hope, on the…

— Richard John Neuhaus

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 a decision we make, a choice to believe that God can take the adversity, the disappointment, the heartache, and the pain of…

— Adam Hamilton

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

— Justine Musk

Hope is the belief, more or less strong, that joy will come.

— Sydney Smith