Quote by Lord Byron
But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence t

But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of. – Lord Byron

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Death, so called, is a thing which makes men weep, And yet a third of life is passed in sleep. – Lord Byron

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Death
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Man is born passionate of body, but with an innate though secret tendency to the love of Good in his main-spring of Mind. But God help us all! It is at present a sad jar of atoms. – Lord Byron

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I hope that my government can help change Italian mentality. – Mario Monti

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Hope

Gabriel Byrne is an extraordinary human being. We have two extraordinary kids and we work at it. We were always friends. He stuck by me through very hard times, and I hope hed say the same about me. – Ellen Barkin

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Hope

I dont want to hope anymore. I dont think we should hope anymore. We hoped enough. Now we have to do. We all have to do now. – will.i.am

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Hope

When youre young, you want to make every kind of film: musicals, Westerns, horror. Slowly you begin to hear your own voice. I hope people receive what I do as small, personal films that are somewhat contrarian about their main characters. – Jason Reitman

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My language is the common prostitute that I turn into a virgin. – Karl Kraus

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The country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy. We have to offer an alternative vision. – Mitt Romney

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To honor our national promise to our veterans, we must continue to improve services for our men and women in uniform today and provide long overdue benefits for the veterans and military retirees who have already served. – Solomon Ortiz

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Women

As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat. – Ellen Perry Berkeley

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