1. "Hope Is Being Able To See That There Is Light Despite All Of The Darkness." – Desmond Tutu

Here are the top 99 quotes on hope and optimism:

2. “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill

3. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller

4. “Hope is a waking dream.” – Aristotle

5. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

6. “Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.” – Mary Lou Retton

7. “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

8. “If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey

9. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

10. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

11. “I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.” – Nelson Mandela

12. “We should always have three friends in our lives: one who walks ahead who we look up to and follow; one who walks beside us, who is with us every step of our journey; and then, one who we reach back for and bring along after we’ve cleared the way.” – Michelle Obama

13. “Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” – Samuel Smiles

14. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

15. “I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” – Christopher Reeve

16. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

17. “Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard

18. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

19. “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” – William Arthur Ward

20. “The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.” – William James

21. “You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” – Brian Tracy

22. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

23. “The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them.” – Unknown

24. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

25. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey

26. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

27. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi

28. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates

29. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

30. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson

31. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

32. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey

33. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi

34. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates

35. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

36. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson

37. “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” – Albert Einstein

38. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

39. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair

40. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

41. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

42. “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” – William Shakespeare

43. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison

44. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller

45. “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein

46. “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” – Henry Ford

47. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

48. “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” – Rosa Parks

49. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

50. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke

51. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

52. “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” – Ronald Reagan

53. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

54. “Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got this.” – Chantal Sutherland

55. “The only way to have a good day is to start it with a positive attitude.” – Unknown

56. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

57. “You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.” – Zig Ziglar

58. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

59. “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” – Vince Lombardi

60. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

61. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

62. “The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them.” – Unknown

63. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

64. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey

65. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi

66. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” –