"I would hope it's better, but I'm actually acknowledging now that I want to explore all these levels from a whisper to a scream with this gift I've been given"

"Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness"

"Given the choice, children who don't want for anything will not save... We have an obligation as parents to give our children what they need. What they want we can give them as a special gift, or they can save their money for it"

"Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles"

"A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present"

"Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity; These are its sign and note and character"

"Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue"

"Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift"

"He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool"

"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"

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