When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Far from being hopeless, Africa is full of hope and potential, maybe more so than any other continent. The challenge is to ensure that its potential is utilised.
But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.
People want to feel hopeful.
I try to give people hope. Even though life is bleak, there's hope out there.
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. 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 heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
We live in an age of global expectations. Our hopes have converged in many ways, none more so than in our democratic aspirations.
Hope is a feeling that life and work have meaning. You either have it or you don't, regardless of the state of the world that surrounds you.
I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.
Optimism is infectious, and opportunity irresistible. Progress follows progress. Someone, even government, just has to get it started.