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Spoonful of Positive: Hope
"Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future." -- Robert H. Schuller
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." -- Albert Einstein
"Hope is a waking dream." -- Aristotle
"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." -- Helen Keller
"Hope fills the holes of my frustration in my heart." -- Emanuel Cleaver
“You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.” __ John Lennon
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