Martin Sheen Quotes

I believe in the power of the human spirit.

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

I truly have a lot of faith in the universe even when I'm down, I'm always good.

Reflecting on his years in prison, Nelson Mandela wrote that there were dark moments that tested his faith in humanity, but he refused to give up.

Hope is a moral choice.

If we had no hope - for a cure, for winning the lottery, for falling in love, for the end of war, for being free of abuse, or for having food, warmth, clothing, and shelter - we would have no reason to go on. What you hope for doesn't matter, but rather the essence of hope itself.

Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit.

I don't know what I would have done without believing in God. His support gives me power and energy to continue to be optimistic, to smile, not to be depressed. Sometimes, if things are not going so well, I don't cry. I say maybe it's meant to be.

We have been given God in our souls and Christ in our flesh. We have the power to believe where others deny, to hope where others despair, to love where others hurt.

As long as a man's heart beats, as long as a man's flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought and will can allow himself to despair.

I have an incredible confidence in the resilience of the human spirit and the creative ability of the Holy Spirit. So, if you can get people asking the right questions, it really will start moving in the right direction.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.

There's stuff going on in the world right now, which you can't imagine why is this happening; it's crazy. I don't know what the answer is, but if you didn't have faith in the universe that somehow something great would arrive at the end, then we'd all give up, and that would be a waste of everyone's time.

I truly am of the belief that I should be nominated and elected 'Emperor of North America' and given a shot at being ruler of the universe, and I haven't had the chance to craft my campaigns for these offices yet because I've been very busy with Brock Lesnar.

Some of my cronies call me a pessimist and a decadent, but there is always a background of faith behind resignation.

The poorest person on earth is the person without faith.

The canary is like a man's soul. It sees bars around it, but instead of despairing, it sings.

You cannot break the human spirit.

In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory.

When bad things turn good, the reason can usually be found in the human heart—sometimes in the hearts of great masses of people, sometimes in the heart of a solitary soul.

HOPE sustains us through despair. Hope teaches that there is reason to rejoice...even when all seems dark around us.

The world may be broken, but hope is not crazy.

As long as hope remains and meaning is preserved, the possibility of overcoming oppression stays alive.

But hope is no less realistic than despair. It is still our choice whether to live in light or lie down in darkness.

If we lose our hope, that's our real disaster!