Rose TremainHope is a strange commodity. It is an opiate. We swear we have relinquished it and, lo, here comes a day when, all unannounced, our enslavement to it returns.
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People say that hope is a very strange commodity. It is an opiate that people swear they have relinquished and, all the while, it is still there waiting to take them back. Hope can be a very powerful thing. Hope can give us courage to do great things.
Hope is what motivates us to stand up for what we believe in. Hope can motivate us to rise above our circumstances.
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