Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.
John Ciardi
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My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation. -
You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things. -
While it is important for people to see your promise you must also remember that hope is the keeper of both happiness and disappointment, the father of both progress and failure. -
I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God. -
The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.
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- Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.
- Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.
- A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.