But when we look for the good in others, we start to see the best in ourselves too.

Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.

Life becomes easier and more beautiful when we can see the good in other people.

Hope means believing in ourselves, in our capacity to lead, in our potential to make a better world, country, and planet for everyone.

when we feel we can make a difference, and we’re given the means to do so, positive outcomes can happen that in turn allow hope to prevail.

We all hope. It's what keeps us alive.

We have so much to live for, so much to hope for! Humanity is essentially good. We are all of one great family. We can give strength to the voice of hope. We can give thanks to those who work for peace. We can give added attention to those who feed the hungry and bind up the wounds of conflict. To the extent we cultivate this virtue of optimism, we will bless all the world's peoples.

That strength is empowered by hope. You could say that hope is the power to believe in the future.

When we criticize others, we can't help but notice the bad in ourselves. But when we look for the good in others, we start to see the best in ourselves too.

There’s a part of all of us that longs to know that even what’s weakest about us is still redeemable and can ultimately count for something good.

They experience new-born hope that humans have indeed a destiny of individual significance complementary to the integrity of other individuals.

Hope is that little spark that gives you faith in the possibility of a future that seems unattainable.

Inside every person is an inherent capability to make it through any kind of difficulty. Everyone has that energy... That strength is empowered by hope. You could say that hope is the power to believe in the future.

When you encounter obstacles — because I guarantee you, you will, and many of you already have — when you are struggling and you start thinking about giving up, I want you to remember something that my husband and I have talked about since we first started this journey nearly a decade ago, something that has carried us through every moment in this White House and every moment of our lives, and that is the power of hope — the belief that something better is always possible if you're willing to work for it and fight for it. It is our fundamental belief in the power of hope that has allowed us to rise above the voices of doubt and division, of anger and fear that we have faced in our own lives and in the life of this country. Our hope that if we work hard enough and believe in ourselves, then we can be whatever we dream, regardless of the limitations that others may place on us. The hope that when people see us for who we truly are, maybe, just maybe they, too, will be inspired to rise to their best possible selves.