When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on. , Theodore Roosevelt
Books are finite, sexual encounters are finite, but the desire to read and to fuck is infinite; it surpasses our own deaths, our fears, our hopes for peace. , Roberto Bolano
For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach. , J.R.R. Tolkien
A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on. , Carl Sandburg
One lives in the hope of becoming a memory. , Antonio Porchia
The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination. , Marion Zimmer Bradley
The first duty of a man is to think for himself , Jose Marti
I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death. , Nelson Mandela
We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreperably broken. , John Green
Shoot for the moon, even if you fail, you'll land among the stars , Cecelia Ahern
Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. , Stephen King
When it was dark, you always carried the sun in your hand for me. , Sean O'Casey
Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. , Francis Bacon
We are all the pieces of what we remember. We hold in ourselves the hopes and fears of those who love us. As long as there is love and memory, there is no true loss. , Cassandra Clare
It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars. , Richard Evans
My life is a perfect graveyard of buried hopes. , L.M. Montgomery
If you can love someone with your whole heart, even one person, then there's salvation in life. Even if you can't get together with that person. , Haruki Murakami
There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster. , Dalai Lama XIV
This is where it all begins. Everything starts here, today. , David Nicholls
We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming - well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate. , Amy Tan