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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.

Hope is a necessity for normal life and the major weapon against the suicide impulse.

Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.

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.

Hope is the anchor of our souls. I know of no one who is not in need of hope - young or old, strong or weak, rich or poor.

I'm naturally an optimist, but my basis for hope is rooted in my understanding of human nature.

The theological virtue of hope is the patient and trustful willingness to live without closure, without resolution, and still be content and even happy because our Satisfaction is now at another level, and our Source is beyond ourselves.

We actually believe in hope. But hope requires purpose. And purpose requires direction.

There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again.

Hope is trust in God's promises, faith that if we act now, the desired blessings will be fulfilled in the future.