It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand. ~ Brian Stimpson, Clockwise

John Cleese
It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair....
It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair....
It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair....
It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair....
About This Quote

Brian Stimpson from the movie Clockwise said “It’s not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It’s the hope I can’t stand.” In this quote, he is saying that he can handle despair but he hates hope. Despair is a feeling you have when you think things are going to never get better and hope is a feeling you have when you think things could get better. Despair and hope both contribute to making life worth living and people should always try to find a balance between them.

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