I was born in 1949, and by the time I was 10, I figured out that my hope chest was not aimed in the same direction everybody else's was. And that life was going to be very, very complicated. And that I could either be provocative and declamatory, or shy, retiring and scared. Dorothy Allison aimbearchest share on social
Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated. Henry Rollins defeathopeperson Change image and share on social
Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not. Kevin Spacey actorcelebritycharacter Change image and share on social
The abuse dies in a day, but the denial slays the life of the people, and entombs the hope of the race. Charles Bradlaugh abusedaydenial Change image and share on social
I realise few people get to live the life they always wanted, but I'm so neurotic, I don't really think about it. I'm too busy thinking, 'I hope I don't screw up my next scene.' Charlie Hunnam busyhopelife Change image and share on social
Fighting a war on terrorism is like fighting against crime. We can never hope to eradicate crime, so we shouldn't bother fighting it. Craig Bruce bothercrimeeradicate Change image and share on social
For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then billions of others might be deprived of any realistic hope of gaining the opportunities now enjoyed by the more fortunate. Herman Kahn actbillionconviction share on social
I told the President, I told Rahm Emanuel and others in the administration that I thought the policy they took to try to bring about negotiations is counter-productive, because when you give the Palestinians hope that the United States will do its negotiating for them, they are not going to sit down and talk. Chuck Schumer administrationbringcounter share on social
Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader. John Ortberg contagiousdeeplyhope Change image and share on social
My own way of thinking is to ponder long and I hope deeply on problems and for a long time which I keep away for years and years and I never really let them go. Roger Penrose deeplyhopelong Change image and share on social