Judith McNaught Quotes

Courage and comfort, all shall yet go well

Even when there seems to be nothing else, there is hope.

At bottom, everything depends upon the presence or absence of one single element in the soul - HOPE

It requires but a few threads of hope, for the heart that is skilled in the secret, to weave a web of happiness.

Hope is a gift we give ourselves, and it remains when all else is gone.

When hope is hungry, everything feeds it

In dire times you can lose joy, but you can't lose hope. Hope is your guide.

Remember even though the outside world might be raining, if you keep on smiling the sun will soon show its face and smile back at you.

Even when I'm sick and depressed, I love life.

I learned that I'm really good with perseverance. I'm stronger than I thought I was inside. I also learned that I don't give up easily and that I trust and believe that things are going to be OK.

All my life, I have been a positive thinker... I have always been able to survive by telling myself that no matter how bad things are, they will one day be better. And that out of every event - no matter how tragic - one can always find a way to survive and even, perhaps, to be a little bit happy.

I've never really let any kind of negative things affect me, generally. I would take a positive out of the most desperately horrible situation.

Spira, spera. (breathe, hope)

Don't let anyone rob you of hope.

I am of the opinion, and even more so the older I get, that it is more difficult to have hope than it is to despair. And I mean this in the sense that in order to have hope you must acknowledge the despair and then you have to get beyond it. Taken from a radio interview given on BBC Radio 4's Open Book

Right in the difficult we must have our joys, our happiness, our dreams: there against the depth of this background, they stand out, there for the first time we see how beautiful they are.

I am optimistic about the future. Brethren, for our part, we must remain steadfast in hope, work with all our strength, and trust in God.

In bad times and in good I've never lost my sense of zest for life.

There is always a way and always hope in the next sunrise, and in the next second, and in the next minute.

Even in the worst time of life, if you are still breathing, that means you are still alive. If you are still here, you haven't accomplished what is still to be accomplished. The most important part of your life is still ahead of you.

HOPE sustains us through despair. Hope teaches that there is reason to rejoice...even when all seems dark around us.

Ignore any loss of nerve, ignore any loss of self-confidence, ignore any doubt or confusion. Move on believing in love, in peace, and harmony, and in great accomplishment. Remember joy isn't a stranger to you. You are winning and you are strong. Love. Love first, love always, love forever.

We need hope, or else we cannot endure.

When pain brings you down, don't be silly, don't close your eyes and cry, you just might be in the best position to see the sun shine.

A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.