13 Quotes That Will Bring You Hope

National Hope Day is a day of awareness founded by the Child Help organisation, and falls on the first Wednesday in April of each year. The day is dedicated to helping provide support to children who are in situations where they are experiencing abuse and neglect. To draw attention to the campaign, we’ve put together 13 inspirational quotes about hope.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. —Helen Keller

Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. —Christopher Reeve

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. —Martin Luther King Jr.

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow. —Orison Swett Marden

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. —Samuel Smiles

Hope, like the gleaming taper’s light, adorns and cheers our way; and still, as darker grows the night, emits a brighter ray. —Oliver Goldsmith

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all. —Emily Dickinson

Hope never abandons you, you abandon it. —George Weinberg

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords. —Samuel Johnson

Hope is but the dream of those who wake. —Matthew Prior

The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination. —Marion Zimmer Bradley

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. —Maya Angelou

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth. —Abraham Lincoln

Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.

Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.