Hope cannot be said to exist, nor can it be said not to exist. It is just like roads across the earth. For actually the earth had no roads to begin with, but when many men pass one way, a road is made. Lu Xun beginearthexist share on social
If history remembers me at all, in any way, I hope it will be as a man who loved the Land of Israel and watched over it in every way he could, all his life. Yitzhak Shamir historyhopeisrael Change image and share on social
Nothing you write, if you hope to be good, will ever come out as you first hoped. Lillian Hellman goodhopewrite Change image and share on social
One of our fundamental human needs is finding our partner that we hope we will stay with for the rest of our lives. You often find the same search in other genres. The mystery novel has a romance subplot. Literary novels often focus on that relationship but do not often end well. Lauren Willig endfindfocus share on social
I couldn't make myself write serious; I was surrounded by serious: in monographs, in articles, in my own dissertation prospectus, in the very earnest e-mails of students telling me just why that paper couldn't be in on time, cross their hearts and hope to get an A-minus. Lauren Willig articlecrossdissertation share on social
The actors I admire, like Ben Kingsley or Daniel Day-Lewis, they totally reinvent themselves in every part. I hope I get a chance to do that. Lucy Punch actoradmireben Change image and share on social
To deny we need and want power is to deny that we hope to be effective. Liz Smith denyeffectivehope Change image and share on social
The Internet is the hope of an integrated world without frontiers, a common world without controlling owners, a world of opportunities and equality. This is a utopia that we have been dreaming about and is a world in which each and every one of us are protagonists of a destiny that we have in our hands. Laura Chinchilla commoncontroldestiny share on social
It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes. Oscar Wilde billclasscommercial Change image and share on social
My characters hope for better lives. Octavia E. Butler characterhopelive Change image and share on social