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Great Hope Quotes

Hope, held onto tightly.

These great hope quotes span personal ambition, societal optimism, and quiet faith in better days ahead. For more on staying positive, see our Optimism quotes collection.

The great hope of society is in individual character.

Quotes by William Ellery Channing

The great hope for a quick and sweeping transition to renewable energy is wishful thinking.

Quotes by Vaclav Smil

When I write a play, and we read it for the first time, the great fear is that everybody is going to say, 'You're a bum and you can't write. This stinks.' and throw the script in the garbage. The...

Quotes by Tracy Letts

Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation.

Quotes by Rick Perry

Belief Quotes

The United Nations is our one great hope for a peaceful and free world.

Quotes by Ralph Bunche

To my great disappointment, it appears that the politics of division are making a big comeback. Many Americans share my disappointment - especially those who were filled with great hope a few years ago, when then-Senator Obama announced his candidacy...

Quotes by Paul Ryan

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

Maya Angelou

The thing that gives me great hope is that I think, if anything, our world now is ready to be, like, 'This stuff happens.' We're not trying to pretend like terrible things don't happen, that uncomfortable situations, uncomfortable behavior, unhealthy...

Quotes by Jessie Mueller

The Pacific had great hope that when the former President Mitered decided to halt nuclear testing, we had put behind us the issue of nuclear states testing their weapons in our Pacific region.

Quotes by Jenny Shipley

Future Quotes

A lot of people have great hope, and a lot of people who have great hope live. And, some of them who have great hope die. So it's not that hope is going to save you.

Quotes by Elizabeth Edwards

Death is the great hope of all life; the desire to expend itself; to be used and consumed by its own longing for itself.

Quotes by Bryant H. McGill

A great hope gets crushed every time someone reminds us that happiness can be neither assumed nor earned; that we are all prisoners of our own flawed brains; that the ultimate aloneness in each of us is, finally, inviolable.

Quotes by Andrew Solomon

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of hope do "great hope" quotes describe?
They range from personal wishes, like laughing as much as crying, to broader societal hopes about character, energy transitions, and creative careers.
Are these quotes always optimistic?
Mostly, though one openly calls a hopeful transition wishful thinking, showing that great hope can coexist with realistic doubt. More on staying positive appears in Optimism quotes.
How does great hope relate to fear in these quotes?
One quote pairs great hope directly with great fear, describing the anxiety of sharing creative work alongside the hope it will be well received.
What role does belief play in great hope?
Belief underpins most of these sayings, since hoping for something greater usually requires trusting it's possible in the first place. See Belief quotes for related ideas.
Do any of these quotes look toward possible outcomes?
Yes, several tie great hope to future or societal outcomes, whether in energy policy or personal life goals, themes also covered in Possibility quotes.

Some hopes are grand and societal, others are simple wishes to laugh more and love well. Discover related themes in Belief quotes and Possibility quotes.