Václav Havel (October 5, 1936–December 18, 2011) The kind of hope I often think about (especially in situations that are particularly hopeless, such as prison) I understand above all as a state of mind, not a state of the world. Either we have hope within us or we don’t; it is a dimension of the …
Maria Kalman On Hope
Maria Kalman We hope. We despair. We hope. We despair. That is what governs us. We have a bipolar system.
Rebecca Solnit On Hope
Rebecca Solnit (June 24, 1961 -) Hope is a gift you don’t have to surrender, a power you don’t have to throw away. And though hope can be an act of defiance, defiance isn’t enough reason to hope. But there are good reasons.
Václav Havel On Hope
Václav Havel (October 5, 1936–December 18, 2011) Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but, rather, an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands …
Lauren Elizabeth Oaks On Hope
Lauren E Oaks I don’t do hope… Here’s the substance of it: In the modern world, I think it’s intellectually dishonest to be hopeful, but it’s equally stupid to be hopeless. You can’t live out of a hopeless life… The best thing for me to do is to develop my inner voice and to steer …
Samuel Johnson On Hope
Samuel Johnson (September 18, 1709 – December 13,1784) Hope itself is a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords; but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain.
Rebecca Solnit On Hope
Rebecca Solnit (June 24, 1961 -) Hope is a gift you don’t have to surrender, a power you don’t have to throw away, and though hope can be an act of defiance, defiance isn’t enough reason to hope. 🎂Happy Birthday Rebecca Solnit (June 24, 1961 -)🎂
