Joyce Banda Quotes

Great hopes make great men.

Don't let anyone rob you of hope.

Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.

Be passionate. Be courageous. Be your best.

It gives one hope, this great strength of Africa.

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

I feel like Obama in a way. His idea that hope means not shrinking from a fight; it's the courage to reach for something. My music is that. Those are principles I try to embody.

My big inspiration for hope is the courage that I read about from people from all over the world, or that I see on a daily basis from the kids I get to work with.

Always dream. Never give up!

A dream is what makes people love life even when it is painful.

I think it's the Canadian spirit that encourages people to dream a little bit.

I've met quadriplegics who have lost the use of their limbs but not their spirit. They are not dark, defeated people.

I want to be a voice to young children and women and people of all ages to go for their dreams, to be resilient and have courage. Don't let fear motivate you. The American Dream says that all things are possible, and I genuinely believe that.

Challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction. I believe that ambition and initiative will ultimately triumph.

Hope can produce the finest and most permanent springs of action.

The most powerful weapon is hope.

My message to you all is hope, courage and confidence.

Right now, I feel like I can take on the world. Ambition is the perfect word for where I am in my life right now.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.

My songs have always had hope and perseverance in them - I never write songs that have no escape hatch, no positivity.

President Obama's election has taught us to stop being paralyzed by excuses and given us a floodgate of hope. I'm more daring and going after things that I once thought were not possible.

Hope is not a form of guarantee; it's a form of energy, and very frequently that energy is strongest in circumstances that are very dark.

Hope is a contraband passed from hand to hand and story to story.