Viktor Frankl, author of Man's Search for Meaning, survived years of hard labor in Nazi concentration camps and the loss of most of his family. He credits one thing for his survival: hope. He pictured himself surviving the hardships and imagined a life beyond the confines of prison. His confidence in a better future gave him a purpose and a will to live.
Hope is the expectation that wishes and dreams will be fulfilled. It comforts us and helps us get through difficulties and disappointments.
Here are some quotes about hope for you to ponder as you put
the gloom of winter behind you and look forward to spring:
"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
— Winston Churchill
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"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."
— Dale Carnegie
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"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for."
— Joseph Addison
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"We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes."
— John F. Kennedy
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"The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come."
— Peter Ustinov
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"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."
— Sam Levenson
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"Even a fool knows that you can't reach out and touch the stars, but it does not stop the Wise Man from trying."
— Judge Harold T. Stone from Night Court
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"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it or work around it."
— Michael Jordan
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"At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable."
— Christopher Reeve
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"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."
— Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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