CURATED COLLECTION

Holding On to Hope in Dark Times

Hope is not naivety — it is the refusal to give the darkness the final word.

122 quotes found

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There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change.

—EuripidesScholar & Thinker

Ancient World ERA • Southern Europe

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I have walked on the shore that I know. I shall return.

—Kofi AwoonorPoet, Novelist & Diplomat

Post-War ERA • West Africa

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Life is a constant wave, a desire to reach shore.

—Julia de BurgosPoet & Activist

Post-War ERA • Caribbean

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Freedom is a long road, but it is a road that leads home.

—Carlos BulosanWriter & Activist

Early Modern ERA • Southeast Asia

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Even in the darkest corners, hope flickers. We must nurture it, guard it fiercely.

—Manjula PadmanabhanAuthor & Playwright

Late Modern ERA • South Asia

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The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

—Oprah WinfreyAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • North America

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Even in the darkest cell, hope is a light that can never be extinguished.

—Armando ValladaresPoet

Late Modern ERA • Caribbean

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Fear is inevitable. I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me.

—Isabel AllendeNovelist

Late Modern ERA • Latin America

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Tree of hope, stand firm.

—Frida KahloPainter

Early Modern ERA • Latin America

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Far better it is to have a stout heart and a poor hope than none at all.

—HerodotusHistorian

Ancient World ERA • Southern Europe

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I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are truly good.

—Anne FrankScholar & Thinker

Early Modern ERA • Western Europe

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We are alive. We are alive. We are alive.

—Jesmyn WardNovelist & Editor

Digital Age ERA • North America

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Change is difficult and change is what also creates opportunity.

—Mohsin HamidNovelist

Digital Age ERA • South Asia

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You have to believe that you’ll be okay. Because you will.

—Hanya YanagiharaNovelist & Editor

Digital Age ERA • North America

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As long as you are alive, anything is possible.

—Sholem AleichemAuthor

Early Modern ERA • Eastern Europe

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Don't give up, please don't give in, though cold burns and fear bites.

—Mario BenedettiNovelist, Poet & Playwright

Post-War ERA • Latin America

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We gon' be alright.

—Kendrick LamarMusician

Digital Age ERA • North America

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The longest way must have an end. The darkest night will end and the sun will rise.

—Harriet Beecher StoweAbolitionist & Author

Industrial Age ERA • North America

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They can cut all the flowers, but they cannot keep spring from coming.

—Pablo NerudaPoet & Diplomat

Post-War ERA • Latin America

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It is in collectivities that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism.

—Angela DavisActivist & Philosopher

Digital Age ERA • North America

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