I am doing the job with the mentality that I am going to be here a long time and I hope that I am.

A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he only means that, as in the above case, it places them in incongruous positions.

I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.

The Sicilian Defense album was never released and never will be if I have anything to do with it. I have not heard it since it was finished. I hope the tapes no longer exist.

I think at this stage in my life I have learned that there are any number of things that men will never know, and can never hope to know, about women.

I'm very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues.

I hope that people look at my whole career and appreciate that I've given everything that I've got.

I hope that people learn from my mistake and I hope that the fans forgive me.

Armageddon is not around the corner. This is only what the people of violence want us to believe. The complexity and diversity of the world is the hope for the future.

We hope that the elected officials will respond positively to a ground swell of letters, phone calls, e-mails and visits from parents. The law clearly states that the responsibility for giving a sound basic education to our children lies with New York State.

In this new century, our commitment to family and to faith, to community and opportunity, to freedom and to hope, will be the light that shines to lead us forward.

Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide strength and support today, and give us hope for tomorrow. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, or well-managed, can provide what our families provide.

Those who have no hope pass their old age shrouded with an inward gloom.

Take hope from the heart of man and you make him a beast of prey.

What can you say about such a man as Christopher Reeve? He embodied all the best that a human being can hope to be.