To hope is to contradict the future.

Against the may, the could be, and the should, folly 'tis to balance doubt or hope.

It is to hope, tho' hope were lost.

Hold On. Hope Hard.

I said to my soul be still, and wait without hope; for hope would be hope for the wrong thing.

Beware what you wish for, unless you have the grace to hope that your luck can be shared.

It was a distorted form of inverse logic: If hopes never come true, then hope for what you don't want.

Don’t hope.
Hope is wanting things to be different than they are.
Wanting to change yourself is self-loathing.

The unfortunate thing is that, because wishes sometimes come true, the agony of hoping is perpetuated.

Don’t hope. Hope is for people who aren’t prepared.

Don't hope. Hope is for people who aren't prepared.

I don't believe in people just hoping. We work for what we want. I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor, so we work to try and bring about the situation that is necessary for the country, and we are confident that we will get to the negotiation table at one time or another.

Optimism is never faith in progress, but hope for a miracle.

Without Hope we live in desire.