"You cannot expect victory and plan for defeat."
- Joel Osteen
Belief
"Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased."
- Joel Osteen
Hope
"The life in front of you is far more important than the life behind you."
- Joel Osteen
Hope
"People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind."
- Joel Osteen
Hope
"If you want to know where you’ll be five years from now, listen to what you’re saying about yourself today."
- Joel Osteen
Self-awareness
"Happiness is possible even in the midst of darkness."
- Beauty and the Beast
Hope
"No one is beyond redemption."
- Beauty and the Beast
Hope
"You will … hear us declare with Moroni that hope is essential if we are to ‘receive [the] inheritance [God] hast prepared [for us]’ [Ether 12:32]. We want you to claim that inheritance as sons and daughters of a king. To do that, we must realize that hope is not just the message and manner of the naturally optimistic; it is the privilege of everyone who believes."
- Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Hope
"Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden."
- Cormac McCarthy
Hope
"Light tomorrow with today."
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Hope