Jeff Fortenberry Quotes

I was like everyone else when Obama was elected - optimistic.

Take actions that will give people hope.

A man full of hope will be full of action.

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

The rallying call to people is to give them hope. When you have hope, that's huge.

I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

This CD became something of a personal journey for me. The tone of the whole CD is uplifting and inspirational. It's an upper. We have enough downers in the world.

Dig just a little bit deeper. Work just a little bit harder. And don't get weary! Remember this is personal! Let's finish what we started, and re-elect President Barack Obama!

Give the people not hell, but hope and courage.

Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada. Young people have been a great source of inspiration for me.

My mom reminds me that all things are possible.

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

If people come out of an election and everyone’s despairing, everyone’s in a collective civic funk, we don’t get anything done. Simply reminding people of how bad things are and what you lost, nobody’s moved by that. People are moved by the sense of possiblity, a sense of hope.

I do think we need heroes. It gives people hope and an example to follow.

At a pivotal time in my life, Barack Obama gave me hope that a boy who grew up like me could still achieve the most important of my dreams. For that, I'll miss him and the example he set.

Optimism is the ultimate definition of a leader. A leader has to look optimistically at what is ahead while not ignoring the challenges that must be overcome. Those challenges are in government, politics, world leadership, and even in community life.

You have to be a leader with a vision, and you have to show Iowans that you want it... and not just a woman.

What I've learned is the power of a compelling vision.

Being that beacon of hope; not just people in Ghana, but any kind of people that have gone through the struggle, I take a lot of light of being that beacon of hope and inspiration for anybody that wants to achieve anything.

Even if my songs are quite sad or quite dark, I don't want my songs to make people sad. It's very important for me that all my songs have some kind of hope or light.

I read 'Lean In' at a really important time as I was deciding to run for office.

The future will not belong to those who sit on the sidelines. The future will not belong to the cynics. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Leaders have to be dealers in hope.

Don't let anyone rob you of hope.