I find hope in many ways.  My Mom keeps a pink book of sayings that she collects and shares.  Here are some of my favorites from her book and other sayings that give me hope:

"The highest reward for man's is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it." - John Ruskin

"Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace."

"If you want your children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibilities on thier shoulders."  - Abigal Van Buren

"Faith is confidence in God."

"Go. Be. Love. The world needs you."

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." - Marcus Tullius Cicero

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt

"This is the best day the world has ever seen.  Tomorrow will be better." - R.A. Campbell

"You have to say goodbye in order to say hello again." - Karen Lockhart

"A man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything." - Edward John Phelps

"You must be the change you want to see in the world." - Mohandas K. Gandhi

"Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety." - Plato

"Opportunities do not wait." Greek Proverb