“He that lives upon hope will die fasting.”– Benjamin Franklin Related Quotes “The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.”– Friedrich Durrenmatt “I’d die if I was Madonna. I’d die. God, what a horrible way to live. And Michael Jackson! To be so famous and to feel so isolated. I feel so bad for them. I don’t know how it feels, and I hope it never happens to me.”– Alicia Silverstone “Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most cancer patients feel loved and they have hope and self-esteem.”– David D. Burns