"The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them." ― Max Eastman Topic(s): Hope More From Max Eastman "Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance." "It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process." "Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails." More In Hope "Hope is the greatest thing for moms of autism. Hope is what gets us out of bed in the morning. I’m on a mission to tell parents that there is a way."― Jenny McCarthy "Starting a new retirement plan for those below a certain age is something tens of millions of Americans have already been through at work."― Mitch Daniels "I don’t feel despair because I am able to make the films I want to make, and that gives me hope."― Alexander Payne