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" 'Hope and change' has become a cliche in our nation, and it is daunting to think that any American could hope for change from what God has blessed. "

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" Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity. "

Herman Melville

" I think that hope, that ability to envision, to imagine a better way, and then to apply yourself to it, is the way to climb out of a hole, is the way to build a better life, is the way to build a better community and a better country. "

" Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness. "

B. H. Liddell Hart

" Sometimes nationalism can be jingoistic - even fascistic - but it can also be a constructive impetus that helps to unify a nation. Those whose nationalist critique of parties finds resonance with masses of voters can acquire vast power. We can only hope that they know what to do with it. "

" I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law. "

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

" With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an optimist.' I never said I was an optimist. I have hope because what's the alternative to hope? Despair? If you have despair, you might as well put your head in the oven. "

" I am saying that in Wales here we have a very clear election commitment and I hope, and I will express this view, I hope that every individual member of the Labour Party, will understand that and will strive to achieve unity so that we can deliver the yes vote in the Autumn. "

" It was a privilege to pray with Governor Romney - for his family and our country. "

" I think where political issues invade moral situations, spiritual leaders have to speak out. "

" Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today. "

Thich Nhat Hanh

" When students get into a great university, it's a huge aspirational lift for their village. These students become beacons of hope. "

" If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country. "

" If I'm the people's poet, then I ought to be in people's hands - and, I hope, in their heart. "

" We all need to stand together and be a part of creating the future we hope to see. "

" In this world you've just got to hope for the best and prepare for the worst and take whatever God sends. "

Lucy Maud Montgomery

" In the long run, a flexible sentencing procedure which works to rehabilitate offenders offers the best hope in the majority of cases in the Federal courts. "

" There was a moment in my life when I really wanted to kill myself. And there was one other moment when I was close to that. But even in my most jaded times, I had some hope. "

" We have an idea that we Americans are God's chosen people, that God loves us more than any other people, and that we are God's blessed. I tell you that God doesn't love us any more than He does the Russians. "

" Regardless of what society says, we can't go on much longer in the sea of immorality without judgment coming. "

" I hope peace is a part of everyday life. "

" I'm grateful for the evangelical resurgence we've seen across the world in the last half-century or so. It truly has been God's doing. "

" I hope that as the Senate and American people learn more about me, they will see that I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. "

Sonia Sotomayor

" As life nears its end with me, I find myself meditating more and more upon the mystery of its nature and origin, yet without the least hope that I can find out the ways of the Eternal in this or in any other world. "

" Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness. "

" I think television has had a vast, unbelievable impact on us. "

" Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation. "

" Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough. "

Richard M. DeVos

" I never really thought of myself as depressed so much as paralyzed by hope. "

" Spend more time in study and prayer. That's the secret of successful evangelism. "

" It seems the only way to gain attention today is to organize a march and protest something. "