John Cage Quotes

Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you. Don't look back, you can never look back.

Even in the face of the greatest adversity, the key is to never lose hope, never lose sense of the dream that drives you.

...what good would it do to shutter your windows, never dream of rainbows or find hope in promises? Why choose to walk away rather than hold your ground and fight for love?

Cause I am strong and I can prove it And I got my dreams to see me through It's just a mountain, I can move it And with faith enough there's nothing I can't do And I can see the light of a clear blue morning And I can see the light of brand new day I can see the light of a clear blue morning And everything's gonna be all right It's gonna be okay [lyrics from "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"]

I could not blot out hope, for hope belongs to the future.

Hope is not a matter of age.

The game is never lost till won.

Do not give up your dream because it is apparently not being realized, because you cannot see it coming true. Cling to your vision with all the tenacity you can muster. Keep it bright; do not let the bread-and-butter side of life cloud your ideal or dim it.

When you get to know me, I don't despair - I just get up, clean up, and start again.

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

We're not done. We're just going to continue playing and hoping to put some wins together again.

There are so many difficult things we're living through in the world today, so many horrible events, but we cannot let them stop us. No matter what happens, I feel you must move forward with optimism and not get totally sideswiped.

I, for one, am actually still incredibly idealistic, and I still can credibly or very strongly believe that you have to keep fighting for what you believe in, because it's only when you stop that you've truly lost.

Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will.

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

While I still have more good days than bad days, I'm going to keep playing.

Keep hope alive!

When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.

Hope will never be silent.

She's true to herself and she's determined. She has things going against her, but she forges ahead despite all of that. I think that's encouraging. She's got some problems, but she has hope and tries to plow through things. I think that's a good role model.

Keep your head up and be patient.

I'm a serious optimist. I come from a country where you have little to be hopeful for, and so you have to always be an optimist.

Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.

I've gone through terrible periods of depression. But, at the core of my being, there's a strange, out-of-place optimist. Despite what I'm feeling, I'm always able to get up and do my job. Which means the world to me.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.