"Lord save us all from a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms." ― Mark Twain Topic(s): Hope More From Mark Twain "All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure." "Golf is a good walk spoiled." "Never tell the truth to people who are nor worthy of it." More In Hope "In the 1960s we were fighting to be recognized as equals in the marketplace, in marriage, in education and on the playing field. It was a very exciting, rebellious time."― Marlo Thomas "A lot of people have great hope, and a lot of people who have great hope live. And, some of them who have great hope die. So it’s not that hope is going to save you."― Elizabeth Edwards "He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool."― Albert Camus