Hope is the light that guides us through dark times. It’s the small flicker that keeps us moving forward when everything else seems lost. In moments of despair, hope can be the anchor that holds us steady.
This collection of the best quotes about hope is for anyone in need of a little light. Each quote is a reminder that no matter how tough things get, believing in a better tomorrow makes all the difference. Let’s embrace these words and carry hope with us.
Quotes to Inspire Hope
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tune without the words – and never stops at all.”
“You do not find the happy life. You make it.”
“Where there is no hope, it is incumbent on us to invent it.”
“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you.”
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering ‘it will be happier’.”
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”
“Hope is the last thing ever lost.”
“Every cloud has a silver lining.”
“Hope is a waking dream.”
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.”
“Hope will never be silent.”
“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.”
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.”
“Don’t ever give up. Don’t ever give in.”
“Hope is not an emotion; it’s a way of thinking or a cognitive process.”
“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”
“When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.”
“Carve a tunnel of hope through the dark mountain of disappointment.”
“Hope is the heartbeat of the soul.”
“The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming.”
“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”
“Hope costs nothing.”
“I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
“To live without hope is to cease to live.”
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.”
“Hope springs eternal in the human breast.”
“While there’s life, there’s hope.”
“The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man.”
“When the world says, ‘Give up,’ Hope whispers, ‘Try it one more time.'”
“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.”
Quotes for Tough Times
“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.”
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul—and sings the tunes without the words—and never stops at all.”
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
“And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.”
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
“Out of difficulties grow miracles.”
“Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.”
“The darkest hour has only sixty minutes.”
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
“What is coming is better than what is gone.”
“Stars can’t shine without darkness.”
“Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.”
“There’s no such thing as a hopeless situation. Every single circumstances of your life can change!”
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.”
“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”
“Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.”
“Hope is a waking dream.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.”
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering ‘it will be happier’…”
“The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.”
“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.”
“Do not lose hope; please believe that there are a thousand beautiful things waiting for you.”
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”
“The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.”
“Hope is a helium balloon. It is a wish lantern set out into the dark sky of night.”
“Hope is the pillar that holds up the world.”
Hopeful Quotes to Uplift
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul—and sings the tunes without the words—and never stops at all.”
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.”
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’”
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you.”
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
“When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.”
“Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”
“Hope is a waking dream.”
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.”
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.”
“The darkest hours are just before dawn.”
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
“Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.”
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.”
“Hope will never be silent.”
“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”
“Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.”
“While there’s life, there’s hope.”
“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”
“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.”
“Hope is the heartbeat of the soul.”
“In all things it is better to hope than to despair.”
“Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.”
“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.”
“Hope costs nothing.”
“Hope is a torch in the darkest night; keep it lit and let it guide you.”
“A single thread of hope is still a very powerful thing.”
“Hope is the bridge that connects dreams to reality.”
Quotes About New Beginnings
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”
“And suddenly you know: It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.”
“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.”
“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.”
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.”
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”
“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.”
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
“Every day is a chance to begin again. Don’t focus on the failures of yesterday, start today with positive thoughts and expectations.”
“New beginnings bring new possibilities. It’s a chance to create something special.”
“The beginning is always today.”
“Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.”
“Dissatisfaction is a great starting point, for it is right there that we have the most power, strength, and energy to push change through.”
“Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
“Whatever you do or dream you can do – begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.”
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.”
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
“No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again.”
“The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.”
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
“When you let go, you are truly free to begin anew.”
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
“Taking the first step might seem daunting, but remember that it’s the beginning of a beautiful journey.”
“Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day.”
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
“What feels like the end is often the beginning.”
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”
“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”
“Life is about courage and going into the unknown.”
Quotes That Spark Hope
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul — and sings the tunes without the words — and never stops at all.”
“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.”
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something.”
“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.”
“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.”
“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
“Hope is a waking dream.”
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
“The darkest hours are just before dawn.”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.”
“The only way to endure the storm is to believe that it has a purpose.”
“Hope has a cost. Hope obligates. But hope is not hope till it’s all you have.”
“Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.”
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering ‘It will be happier’.”
“Though hope is frail, it’s hard to kill.”
“Hope itself is like a star — not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.”
“I always think that tomorrow will be better than today.”
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.”
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive.”
“A single thread of hope is still a very powerful thing.”
“Hope is the heartbeat of the soul.”
“The best is yet to come.”
“Out of difficulties grow miracles.”
“Do not lose hope, nor despair; everything happens for a reason.”
“Hope is a beautiful thing. It gives us peace and strength, and keeps us moving forward, even in the toughest of times.”
“Where there is hope, there is faith. Where there is faith, miracles happen.”
Quotes to Restore Faith
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul—and sings the tunes without the words—and never stops at all.” —Emily Dickinson
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you.” —Barack Obama
“Hope itself is like a star—not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.” —Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“You do not need to look for hope outside yourself. You are what you’ve been waiting for.” —Unknown
“Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.” —Martin Luther
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” —Albert Camus
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” —Helen Keller
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering ‘it will be happier’.” —Alfred Lord Tennyson
“When the world says, ‘Give up,’ Hope whispers, ‘Try it one more time.’” —Unknown
“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” —Christopher Reeve
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” —Desmond Tutu
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” —Chuang Tzu
“Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate.” —G.K. Chesterton
“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” —Tom Bodett
“Hope is the compass in the storm.” —Original
“There’s always room for hope in a heart that believes in miracles.” —Original
“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.” —Anne Lamott
“Hope is not the closing of your eyes to the difficulty, the risk, or the failure. It is a trust that—if I fail now—I shall not fail forever; and if I am hurt, I shall be healed.” —Unknown
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” —Suzanne Collins, *The Hunger Games*
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” —Audrey Hepburn
“I dwell in possibility.” —Emily Dickinson
“Hope is the dream of a waking man.” —Aristotle
“Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.” —Rabindranath Tagore
“What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life.” —Emil Brunner
“Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.” —Victor Hugo, *Les Misérables*
“Hope is the heartbeat of the soul.” —Michelle Horst
“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” —Lyndon B. Johnson
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” —Maya Angelou
“Hope is a waking dream.” —Aristotle
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” —Walt Whitman
Hope Quotes to Encourage
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.”
“The darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
“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 be as one.”
“However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
“When you are in love, you are capable of learning everything and knowing things you had never dared even to think, because love is the key to understanding all the mysteries.”
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.”
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you.”
“I dwell in possibility.”
“Do not lose hope, nor be sad.”
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”
“It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars.”
“Hope is a waking dream.”
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
“There is always hope. You are stronger than you think.”
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”
“Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.”
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering ‘it will be happier’.”
“Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
“Hope is the dream of a soul awake.”
“Out of difficulties grow miracles.”
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.”
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
“Hope is the heartbeat of the soul.”
“The wings of hope carry us, soaring high above the driving winds of life.”
“Hope is a beautiful thing. It gives us peace in times of uncertainty, and gives us strength to keep going.”
“Hope is a powerful thing. Some say it’s a different breed of magic altogether.”
“Stars can’t shine without darkness.”
“Where there is no hope, it is incumbent on us to invent it.”
Quotes for a Brighter Future
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.”
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you.”
“Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.”
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering ‘it will be happier’.”
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.”
“Where there is no vision, there is no hope.”
“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”
“Hope is a waking dream.”
“In all things it is better to hope than to despair.”
“Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.”
“We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming – well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate.”
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
“When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.”
“Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.”
“Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream.”
“The darkest hour has only sixty minutes.”
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.”
“The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.”
“Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.”
“The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.”
“Hope is the heartbeat of the soul.”
“At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.”
“Hope is the golden thread that should be woven into every experience of life.”
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”
“Hope is a beautiful thing. It gives us peace and strength, and keeps us going when all else is lost.”
“Hope is a medicine for a soul that’s sick and tired.”
“Hope is the bridge that connects our dreams to reality.”
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
“Hope is sweet. Hope is illumining. Hope is fulfilling. Hope can be everlasting. Therefore, do not give up hope, even in the sunset of your life.”
Quotes to Keep Hope Alive
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.”
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.”
“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.”
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
“When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.”
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
“Out of difficulties grow miracles.”
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.”
“Hope is a waking dream.”
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.”
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’”
“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.”
“Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.”
“Yesterday is but today’s memory, tomorrow is today’s dream.”
“Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.”
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.”
“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.”
“Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.”
“Once you choose hope, anything is possible.”
“Hope is the heartbeat of the soul.”
“A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.”
“Hope will never be silent.”
“When the world says, ‘Give up,’ hope whispers, ‘Try it one more time.’”
“Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.”
“When we have nothing else but hope, we still have everything in the world.”
“Hope itself is like a star—not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.”
“Keep hope alive, even when the path ahead is obscured by uncertainty.”
The Conclusion
Hope is a powerful force that can light up even the darkest days. The quotes we shared offer wisdom and comfort, reminding us to stay positive and keep moving forward, no matter the challenges we face. Words from figures like Helen Keller and Nelson Mandela serve as a beacon, encouraging us to hold onto hope.
Whether you’re going through a tough time or just need a little inspiration, these quotes can help lift your spirits. Keep them close, share them with others, and let their messages of hope guide you. They remind us that no matter how hard things get, there’s always a reason to believe in a brighter tomorrow.
