E. B. White Quotes

Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.

In these times of stress, snark, division and despair, I still suspect that two of the most important features we possess are imagination and a capacity for goodness. Those are qualities for which we will be remembered most fondly.

Without despair, we will share, and the joys of caring will not be erased. What has been, must never end, the joys of caring will not be replace.

Life isn't fair, but you can be.

When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'

Haiti is an amazing country. Even though the people there have so little, their attitudes resonate a crazy amount of love and joy. It is truly inspiring to see that. My love for the country starts with them.

Beware how you take away hope from another human being.

We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings.

Hope is like compassion to me. It's like possibility and living in possibility.

A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.

I am very fortunate. I am a glass-half-full eternal optimist type to the point of being a moron. But I would never presume to know how hard it goes for others. How, for some people, just getting though the day is an incredible effort that can hardly be borne.

We've got to rebuild human hearts - and persuade people that hope isn't just possible, but essential.

The Muppets are always really positive when they come across adversity, and they always have the ability to see the good in people.

It's very easy to look at the world and think this is all so cruel and so mean. It's important to not become bitter from it.

Each of us can provide a positive example to others in our lives, and that's powerful. When I visit those with difficult health conditions, I do my best to provide them with positive motivation because I know I was so inspired by people who showed support for me.

I'm someone who's always looking for hope - if there's a ray of hope, a shrapnel, shred, a flake of hope - because I take the misfortune or hard times of others very seriously.

The refuge from pessimism is the good men and women at any time existing in the world, -they keep faith and happiness alive.

Being that rare sort of old girl that she receives Good to her arms without a hint that it might be Better and catches light from any little spot of darkness near her.

In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.

There’s so much negativity in the world and what you only need to hear is all the love.

No matter what, we always have the power to choose hope over despair, engagement over apathy, kindness over indifference, love over hate.

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

I don't write stories about despair. I write stories about hope.

I believe in so much - I believe in people. I believe in hope.

For me, the more I think about the problems of the world, I feel I have to be positive. I wouldn't like to fall into cynicism or nihilism. That's not in my nature.