"Even when there is no longer hope for the body, there is always hope for the soul." ~ Jerome Groopman
We must accept finite disappointment but we must never lose infinite hope. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
Hope says to us constantly, "Go on, go on..." ~ Francoise d'Aubigne de Maintenon
Men and women are limited not by the place of their birth, not by the color of their skin, but by the size of their hope. ~ John Johnson
There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow. ~ Orison Swett Marden
Hope differs from optimism. Hope does not arise from being told to "think positively," or from hearing an overly rosy forecast. Hope, unlike optimism, is rooted in unalloyed reality. ~ Jerome Groopman, Anatomy of Hope
As long as we can feel hope, there is hope. ~ Harriet Goldhor Lerner
Hope is a waking dream. ~ Aristotle
Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him, foreven the prodigal son who had fallen most low, could still be saved;the bitterest enemy and also he who was your friend could again beyour friend; love that has grown cold can kindle again. ~ Søren Kierkegaard
Listen now to the gentle whispers of hope. ~ Charles D. Brodhead
The word which God has written on the brow of every man is hope. ~ Victor Hugo
Hope grows in us, despite our moments of darkness, regardless of our regular bouts of depression. ~ Joan D. Chittister, Scarred by Struggle