“Lord save us all from a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms.”– Mark Twain Related Quotes “It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with his face in what direction he will, he must necessarily turn his back on one half of the world.”– George Dennison Prentice “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.”– Hodding Carter “Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.”– Rudy Giuliani