Hopeful Quotes - page 9

That's what I like to call him, "the current president." I find it difficult to say or type his name, George W. Bush. I like to call him "the current president" because it's a hopeful phrase, implying that his administration is only temporary. (Sarah Vowell)
I've always been hopeful about Scotland's prospects. And I now believe more than ever that Scotland is within touching distance of achieving independence and equality. View quote
Sean Connery
When people don't have a hopeful vision before them or the possible resolution of their difficulties by peaceful means, then they can be attracted to violence and to separatism. View quote
Condoleezza Rice
It is refreshing, amidst the inane common-places bandied in pulpits and parlors, to hear a hopeful word from an earnest, upright soul. View quote
Amos Bronson Alcott
I would say that the West is very young, it's very corrupt. We're not very wise. And I think we're hopeful that there is a place that is ancient and wise and open and filled with light. View quote
Richard Gere
I stand before you as a child of the most high God and citizen of his kingdom, a daughter of the greatest movement of nonviolent social change in our world, a steward of the King legacy and an aggrieved, yet hopeful sister. View quote
Bernice King
Our minds are not hopeful, thought Janet; but our nerves are made of optimistic stuff. View quote
Helen Garner
We're entering the most dangerous phase in the region in decades. I'm really not all that hopeful. View quote
Brian Reynolds Myers
My prayer today is to not be negative about anything for one day. It is so easy to be disappointed, critical, cynical. Nothing is easier than to be a negative person. It takes effort to be hopeful and positive. People will say that you have to have a reason to be positive - what reason do the poor or lonely have to be positive? If we all waited for perfect conditions in our life before we felt hopeful, we would have very few days in life to celebrate. Perfection is rare. Hope means no matter how bleak, all things can and do change in the blink of an eye. View quote
Caroline Myss
So people are ready. I feel hopeful in that sense. View quote
Studs Terkel
I'm not an optimist. I'm hopeful. (Studs Terkel)
I'm always hopeful. I feel like I'm at the prom sitting against the wall waiting for someone to ask me to dance. View quote
Sarah Dessen
I often talk to people who say, ‘No, we have to be hopeful and to inspire each other, and we can't tell [people] too many negative things' . . .  But, no - we have to tell it like it is. Because if there are no positive things to tell, then what should we do, should we spread false hope? We can't do that, we have to tell the truth. View quote
Greta Thunberg
Our house is on fire. I am here to say, our house is on fire. [...] Adults keep saying: "We owe it to the young people to give them hope.” But I don't want your hope. I don't want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act. I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is. View quote
Greta Thunberg
In a sense, 'American Pie' was a very despairing song but it can also be seen as very hopeful. View quote
Don McLean
I think I'm far too hopeful and trusting. That's something I got from my mum. View quote
Dave Eggers
Jews like presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders have forgotten that riches are a reward for work well done. In the Jewish faith's infinite wisdom, wealth justly acquired is a sign of God's blessing. View quote
Ilana Mercer
As to the future of humanity, I'm essentially an optimist. I believe that with the advancement of technology, mankind has a hopeful future. But this optimistic view is based on reason: on one hand, whether the future will be bright or be dark depends largely on the choices we make today. View quote
Liu Cixin
Hope is impossible unless we experience empathy and identification. We cannot feel hopeful that things will be OK unless someone understands what we are going through and gets it. View quote
John Townsend
Great writing fills me with hopeful enthusiasm and never envy. View quote
Hisham Matar
Holligsworth would have gone with me to the hither verge of life, and have sent his friendly and hopeful accents far over on the other side, while I should be treading the unknown path. (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Are we a nation that kicks out a striving, hopeful immigrant. View quote
Barack Obama
I don't think it is inevitable that the world comes together in a common culture and common understanding. But overall, I am hopeful. And the reason I'm hopeful is, if you look at the trajectory of history, humanity has slowly improved. View quote
Barack Obama
I have never been more hopeful about America. View quote
Barack Obama
Surely there will be difficult days to come. But the United States will continue to stand up for the rights of the Egyptian people and work with their government in pursuit of a future that is more just, more free, and more hopeful. View quote
Barack Obama