Quotes & Sayings About Inspiring Hope

God is calling you to relinquish your old habits and beliefs that are holding you back from being all He called you to be. To trust that He has something bigger and better in store for you. — Dana Arcuri

May God be your strong defender. — Lailah Gifty Akita

God of great mercy!
God of great compassion! — Lailah Gifty Akita

You have to go head, even if no one goes with you. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Your life is your greatest asset. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The iron fettering on the gate read "Arbeit Macht Frei".
"What do you think that means?" asked a man from behind them in line.
"Abandon hope all ye who enter here," replied Alexander.
"No," said Misnoy. "It means, 'Work will set you free,'"
"Like I was saying."
Misnoy laughed. "This must be a Class One camp. For political prisoners. Probably Sachsenhausen. In Buchenwald, the engraving didn't say that. It was for more serious, more permanent offenders."
"Like you?"
"Like me." He smiled pleasantly. "Buchenwald read, 'Jeden das Seine. To Each His Own.'"
"The Germans are so fucking inspiring," said Alexander. — Paullina Simons

The purpose of this overview is not to reject previous ideas and images about Mary, many of which were and still are inspiring and comforting to people. Rather, the hope is that as we have rediscovered scripture since Vatican II, we can view Mary as a strong Jewish woman, a model who can inspire women in the twenty-first century. — Mary Christine Athans

I am glad to see this sacred day. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The greatest grace is the sacred life of a fulfilled dream. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Life is never a fast track. But a force of faith. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The Lord is my rock and my redeemer. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Life is a gracious gift. — Lailah Gifty Akita

My main goal as a songwriter is to make something that inspires people. To write things about my life that people can relate to. Whether it's a whole record or just one song for someone, I hope it can do that for them. Knowing that I have the ability to do that is inspiring to me. — Kate Voegele

Imagination is divine. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Seeing Michelle Obama's bright color choices, and how she made people smile and reinforced Obama's platforms of hope and change, was inspiring. — Lilly Pulitzer

May you travel on your destiny path. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Every season has an end~for a harvest to begin. Embrace the process! — Prophetess Dina Rolle

Running fills a need so we make fewer demands on others. Running reveals the roots of negative thinking, so the weeds can be pulled. Running reconnects the soul to the source, inspiring hope and creativity. — Kristin Armstrong

What you dream of, you will possess. — Lailah Gifty Akita

People become desensitized to many things going on around them. It is because they always see it on the tv, hear it on the radio, read or watch it on the internet, hear about it at work etc. Then immoral acts are tuned to a deaf ear. Then no one wants to take action or speak up for what's right. Break the cycle and have moral character. — Amaka Imani Nkosazana

Be strong in the Lord. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A willing spirit is divine-being. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You are my angel. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Explore your unique skills. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Faith gives us strength.
Grace gives us power.
Hope gives us anchor. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Faith is a flame of fire. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Preparation is essential to achieving your goals in life. You don't want to miss a great opportunity because you were not prepared. Determination and motivation will put you on the right track. You've got the passion, that driving desire to be successful. But, you must take certain steps to put you in a position to be readily available for the reward. — Amaka Imani Nkosazana

Begin each day with positive affirmations. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Never lose hope, for all the interweaved strings
will soon straighten out. — Aditi Dufare

Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country ... I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this ... It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can't capture, and I found it fascinating. None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. — Steve Jobs

You have the strength to survive any situation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Live optimistic life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Let go of all your worries, embrace hope. — Lailah Gifty Akita

May the Lord be your redeemer. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Why is hard to believe than to doubt? — Lailah Gifty Akita

Inspiring someone else to follow their dreams is the hope of anyone who has the courage to follow their own. — Dawn Garcia

New day, new grace and new hope. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Thank you to the world for being a wild and inspiring place, full of odd creatures, strange people, and mysterious cities. I hope by and by to know you better. — Laini Taylor

My afternoon comp class is not persuaded. In fact, they feel ill-treated ... I've read three short essays aloud, anonymously, for the purpose of inspiring discussion or, failing discussion, private misgiving. It's my hope that if the majority of these intellectually addled young folk actually hear their words aloud, if they are forced to digest not only their advice to me but the logic that led to this advice, they will, if not change their minds, at least become acquainted with doubt. — Richard Russo

Inspiration is everywhere. — Charlotte Eriksson

The best Evil Plan offers something much more for people
a chance to buy into an idea that matters, and share it with people who matter to them. — Hugh MacLeod

Imagination is a confident hope. — Lailah Gifty Akita

It's the children the world almost breaks who grow up to save it. — Frank Warren

Given the obstacles to merging these fragile and diverse forms of storytelling into a single tale, it is, paradoxically, by venturing in the opposite direction -- by listening for the silences between accounts; by discovering what each genre of recordkeeping cannot tell us -- that we can capture most fully the human struggle to understand our elusive past. What this past asks of us in return is a willingness to recount all our stories -- our darkest tales as well as our most inspiring ones -- and to ponder those stories that violence has silenced forever. For until we recognize our shared capacity for inhumanity, how can we ever hope to tell stories of our mutual humanity? — Karl Jacoby

The Lord is my 'Strong Fortress'.
The Lord is my 'Solid Rock'. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Sometimes, we can't help but to shed tears! — Lailah Gifty Akita

I was a reader before I was a writer, and when I started putting together my first collection of short stories, Fairytales For Lost Children, I drew on my rich history as a reader to try and create my voice. I wanted this voice to reflect my Somali background, my Kenyan upbringing and my London home. This voice would be a mashup of all the elements that formed my youth; the sticky-sweet Jamaican patois, the Kenyan street slang, my Somali and Italian linguistic tics, my love of jazz poetics and nineties hip-hop slanguistics. This language would form the bed on which my narratives of love, loss, identity and hope would rest. — Diriye Osman

Life is an enduring faith. — Lailah Gifty Akita

There are growing buds in universities which will freshen the future. — Ali G.

New life, new hopes. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Religion is what gives a person hope to keep walking even in the darkest times. — Abhijit Naskar

Relax and Recreate yourself! — Lailah Gifty Akita

It is a sacred gladness for us to celebrate the holy birth of Jesus Christ. — Lailah Gifty Akita

When Faith dawn, fear fades. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Faith is a confident hope. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I remember writing the series with great enthusiasm, and I hope this enthusiasm continues to inspire newcomers to see the truly life-changing possibilities Wicca can offer. As a 'religion of self expression' I wish everyone an inspiring quest on this path called Wicca. — Morgana Sythove

One of the things I like best about 'Biggest Loser' is being around people who are trying to make the right choices. When you feel defeated about your weight and your health, like there's no hope, and you still make the choice to fight for it, to make the change happen no matter what people say or think, that's inspiring to me. — Alison Sweeney

Faith is blossom garden. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Be strong. There is hope in any situation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Faith is a flammable fire. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Without hardships, how could we know hope? — Lailah Gifty Akita

Self-love is self-care. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Love is the spirit of the soul. — Lailah Gifty Akita

God is a divine. — Lailah Gifty Akita

God can save all souls. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Never accept what you don't like to do. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I don't want to be a critic of the world. I want to encourage it. — Charlotte Eriksson

May the God richly bless humankind. — Lailah Gifty Akita

There are two kinds of spirit; either light or darkness. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I am grateful to the Lord for hundred-fold blessings. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The Lord is our hope.
The Lord is our help. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Lord save the suffering souls. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The greatest education is the knowledge of God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't run away from the challenges. You can graciously overcome every challenge. Be strong! — Lailah Gifty Akita

I don't really understand why I should be a role model but I know that children do look up to me, so it is my responsibility to motivate people and be inspiring. I hope that I can do that for kids. — Josh Peck

Faith melts all fears. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Desire, Believe, Receive! — Lailah Gifty Akita

Dreams are the greatest imaginative power of mankind. — Lailah Gifty Akita

In my life I've been very lucky to travel around the world and see students and teachers in nearly two dozen countries - but the most awe-inspiring experience I've ever had was two years after 9/11 when I had the chance to attend a conference in Manhattan and personally meet many of the heroic teachers who persevered under conditions that in our worst nightmares we could never have imagined. In my opinion there's not been nearly enough written about those teachers, and I hope that changes soon. — Tucker Elliot

You can be happy with simple life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You are capable of good deeds. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Life is a reality. Live it with all your heart. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Mysterious power, whence hope ethereal springs!
Sweet heavenly relic of eternal things!
Inspiring oft deep thoughts of things divine:
The past, the present, and the future time.
Thy reminiscences transport the soul
To memory?s Paradise?its future goal. — Parley P. Pratt

The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation. — Steven Cojocaru

You can handle any problem by grace. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If we hope to give our children a chance, it's time we start giving our teachers a chance. — Barack Obama

Spirituality is the soul of the spirit. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Sometimes GOD places walls NOT to hold us back, but to test our determination — Samer Chidiac

Part of the reason that America is born in the world is to demonstrate an openness and a goodness and a compassion that is all too absent. It's part of the reason that I feel every day so blessed that I and so many Jews have found this wonderful haven, and I hope that we can spread that message and that people who come here will find it as inspiring as I think all of us do. — David Wolpe

May the Lord restore your soul. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We need new ideas and new creativities to help address contemporary issues. — Lailah Gifty Akita

May you travel on the path of light. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Love begets faith.
Faith begets courage.
Courage begets strength.
Strength begets positive thoughts. — Lailah Gifty Akita

May God protect us from every calamity. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A woman may try to control the man. But God appointed man as the head of the family. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Be happy with your soul mate. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Be glad while you have breath. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Graceful living; fullness of life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Joy of life is to be content. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Life is unexchangeable grace. — Lailah Gifty Akita