"Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope." ― Ambrose Bierce Topic(s): Hope Tags: present More From Ambrose Bierce "Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money." "Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills." "Wit – the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out." More In Hope "There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings."― Hodding Carter "People crushed by laws, have no hope but to evade power. If the laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to the law; and those who have most to hope and nothing to lose will always be dangerous."― Edmund Burke "I’ve flown across America, I’ve scaled fences, I’ve stood under windows and gone out of my way hundreds of times. I’m a hopeless romantic. There’s no hope for me."― Joel Madden