* The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. –Winston Churchill
* You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. –Mohandas K. Gandhi
* All the great spiritual leaders in history were people of hope. Abraham, Moses, Ruth, Mary, Jesus, Rumi, Gandhi, and Dorothy Day all lived with a promise in their hearts that guided them toward the future without the need to know exactly what it would look like. Let’s live with hope. –Henri J. M. Nouwen

* I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge — myth is more potent than history — dreams are more powerful than facts — hope always triumphs over experience — laughter is the cure for grief — love is stronger than death. –Robert Fulghum
* Just as despair can come to one another only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings. –Elie Wiesel
* Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. –Christopher Reeve