#hope

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

#accept #courage #cry #done #get

Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it. ↗

— Jean Anouilh

#foul #hope #part #reason #restful

I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about. I admit to being annoyed that many good light fantasy writers have had trouble getting published, in England and elsewhere, when it is obvious the readers were waiting for us all along. ↗

— Piers Anthony

#admit #along #annoyed #being #elsewhere

If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell. ↗

— Lance Armstrong

#about #children #choice #emotionally #fight

I hope that Requiem is better than Pi. I hope that Pi is better than my student films, and I'm hoping that I'm getting better as I get older. ↗

— Darren Aronofsky

#films #get #getting #getting better #hope

My work is to reach people with ideas, hopes, dreams, encouragement, insight, and revelation. That's what an actor wants to do. ↗

— John Astin

#dreams #encouragement #hopes #ideas #insight

I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to promote myself. These days there's far more pressure to make a mark, so the temptation is to make adventure television or personality shows. I hope the more didactic approach won't be lost. ↗

— David Attenborough

#adventure #ago #approach #days #didactic

But hopes are Shy Birds flying at a great distance seldom reached by the best of Guns. ↗

— John James Audubon

#birds #distance #flying #great #great distance

Would it be possible that I should not in any degree succeed? I can scarcely think so. Ah delusive hope, how much further wilt thou lead me? ↗

— John James Audubon

#any #degree #delusive #further #hope

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure. ↗

— Jane Austen

#always #because #cure #forgiven #hope