Victor Hugo Quotes

Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.

One of the big takeaways from Iraq was that you have to not lose confidence in what you are doing. We were able to go to the edge of the abyss without losing hope.

He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery!

I always say, dare to struggle, dare to grin.

I think it's the human spirit inside of all of us that has an enormous capacity to survive.

We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome.

Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.

As long as we can tell stories about our ability to survive, the more we will hope, not self-destruct.

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; in enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not abandon it to his enemy.

Nothing can resist the person who smiles at life - I don't mean the ironic and disillusioned smile of my grandfather, but the triumphant smile of the person who knows that he will survive, or that at least he will be saved by what seems to be destroying him.

Having faith and trust that one day things will be greater, it sometimes is the one thing you need to stay positive in a negative situation.

I knew that things were going to hurt. I knew that things weren't always going to be perfect. But I could trust that I could make it through it.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.

Keep the faith, don't lose your perseverance and always trust your gut extinct.

In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing.

I think that hope is the act of continuing in the face of the truth.

We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination.

Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer.

People wrote the most beautiful things during the ugliest times.

My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I've always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

There's so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we're going to get through it. Just be strong.

Hope is one of those no-win-no-fee things, and although it needs some encouragement to survive, its existence doesn't necessarily prove anything.

While we may lose heart, we never have to lose hope.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.