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The Power of Hope: 20 Inspiring Quotes to Brighten Your Day

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Looking for a little inspiration?  I hope at least one of these quotes will help you today:

  1. “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu
  2. “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.” – Emily Dickinson
  3. “Hope is a powerful thing. Some say it’s a different breed of magic altogether.” – Stephanie Garber
  4. “The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.” – Barbara Kingsolver
  5. “Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” – Robert Ludlum
  6. “When the world says, ‘Give up,’ Hope whispers, ‘Try it one more time.'” – Unknown
  7. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
  8. “Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” – Samuel Smiles
  9. “Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.” – Anne Lamott
  10. “Hope is the heartbeat of the soul.” – Michelle Horst.
  11. “Hope is a force of nature. Don’t let anyone tell you different.” – Jim Butcher
  12. “Hope is the thing that holds you tight, when all you have is nothing.” – Rupi Kaur
  13. “Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.” – Samuel Smiles
  14. “Hope is the thing that makes you strong in times of darkness.” – Jennifer L. Armentrout
  15. “Hope is a waking dream.” – Aristotle
  16. “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
  17. “Hope is not about proving anything. It’s about choosing to believe this one thing, that love is bigger than any grim, bleak sh*t anyone can throw at us.” – Anne Lamott
  18. “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
  19. “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” – Stephen King
  20. “Hope is the thing that gets you out of bed in the morning when you would rather stay under the covers.” – Unknown