"Hope differs from optimism. Hope does not arise from being told to "think positively," or from hearing an overly rosy forecast. Hope, unlike optimism, is rooted in unalloyed reality."

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Source : Jerome Groopman (2003). “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness”, p.6, Random House

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“I liked hip-hop, wanted to do rap, and wanted to stand on a large stage. If you look at it in another angle... it's something that I chose.”

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“Obey something, and you will have a chance to learn what is best to obey. But if you begin by obeying nothing, you will end by obeying the devil and all his invited friends.”
“It is like employing a small tool on big constructions, if we use human wisdom in the hunt for knowledge of reality.”
“A pure soul is like a fine pearl. As long as it is hidden in the shell, at the bottom of the sea, no one thinks of admiring it. But if you bring it into the sunshine, this pearl will shine and attract all eyes. Thus the pure soul, which is hidden from the eyes of the world, will one day shine before the Angels in the sunshine of eternity.”
“An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all.”
“We are the bird's eggs. Bird's eggs, flowers, butterflies, rabbits, cows, sheep, we are caterpillars; we are leaves of ivy and springs of wildflower. We are women. We rise from the wave. We are gazelle and doe, elephant and whale, lilies and roses and peach, we are air, we are flame, we are oyster and pearl, we are girls. We are woman and nature. And he says he cannot hear us speak. But we hear.”
“If you're willing to stand for what you believe in ... you won't need advice from me, because you will be able to handle whatever comes.”
“Jaguar â€” For men who'd like hand-jobs from beautiful women they hardly know.”

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