"We are all ill: but even a universal sickness implies an idea of health." ― Lionel Trilling Topic(s): Hope More From Lionel Trilling "The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather." "Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony." "We who are liberal and progressive know that the poor are our equals in every sense except that of being equal to us." More In Hope "I am proud, and more than a little excited, to be asked to work with Faber in an editorial capacity. It is my dearest hope that we will produce some fantastic books together."― Jarvis Cocker "Kai-Fu’s Innovation Works is the top very-early-stage fund in China. We are proud to be an investor, and hope that IW will help to produce in China companies on the scale of Facebook, Zynga, or Groupon."― Yuri Milner "I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant."― John F. Kennedy