Robert C. Solomon Quotes

Man is, properly speaking, based upon hope, he has no other possession but hope; this world of his is emphatically the place of hope.

There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary.

An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.

I don't know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope.

Just because something is not happening to you doesn't mean that it never will.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Hope is a very unruly emotion.

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.

The point about hope is that it is something that occurs in very dark moments. It is like a flame in the darkness; it isn't like a confidence and a promise.

Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future.

Sometimes I have a hard time distinguishing between faith and hope.

Let us choose to believe something good can happen.

The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism.

Perspective is not a science but a hope.

Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.

It is easier to believe than to doubt.

To believe in something not yet proved and to underwrite it with our lives: it is the only way we can leave the future open.

It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations.

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

Have a little faith. Don't give up.

I'm not pessimistic about anything.

He who has hope, has everything.

Hope is favorable and confident expectation; it's an expectant attitude that something good is going to happen and things will work out, no matter what situation we're facing.