#hope

All my stories are about the action of grace on a character who is not very willing to support it, but most people think of these stories as hard, hopeless and brutal. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#action #brutal #character #grace #hard

If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work. ↗

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

#bleak #faith #future #hope #human

I think we may be seeing the beginnings of a resurgence of civic-mindedness in this country. Hopefully the younger generations, which came out in record numbers during the last presidential election, will pass their enthusiasm on to their children. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#came #children #country #during #election

My hope is that 10 years from now, after I've been across the street at work for a while, they'll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#across #after #been #gave #glad

Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy. ↗

— P. J. O'Rourke

#failure #hope #ideology #journalism #joy

What can you say about such a man as Christopher Reeve? He embodied all the best that a human being can hope to be. ↗

— Annette O'Toole

#being #best #christopher #christopher reeve #embodied

Films were never in my budget. Didn't occur to me till much later. I hoped for a long, good life, which I've had and I'm having as an actor. I didn't expect the rest. ↗

— Peter O'Toole

#budget #expect #films #good #good life

You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#able #always #because #comfortable #comfortable life

To confront criminals, we need to finish with corruption. If we don't do this, there is no hope. ↗

— Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

#corruption #criminals #finish #hope #need

Being an astronaut is a wonderful career. I feel very privileged. But what I really hope for young people is that they find a career they're passionate about, something that's challenging and worthwhile. ↗

— Ellen Ochoa

#astronaut #being #career #challenging #feel