“I hope my music sets up the platform for me to be able to do lots of things - to have a cowboy-boot line, maybe, or do a perfume or makeup deal.”

“Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making America more secure.”

“A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.”

“Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.”

“Whatever I do, I hope it's quality, I hope it's something that's class.”

“I'm moving on. I should have made that clear when I made the announcement. I guess I wasn't clear. If people think you're leaving a show after all these years, you might be retiring. So I understand where they're coming from, but I should have impressed the fact that I hope I'm just moving on right now.”

“I hope I never get so old I get religious.”

“Every night when I go to bed, I hope that I may never wake again, and every morning renews my grief.”

“My sweetest hope is to lose hope.”