Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest.

What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both.

Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have is not permanent.

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.

The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.

Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.