“Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.”
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Havel, V. (n.d.). Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21920-hope-is-definitely-not-the-same-thing-as/
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Havel, Vaclav. “Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21920-hope-is-definitely-not-the-same-thing-as/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Havel, Vaclav. “Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21920-hope-is-definitely-not-the-same-thing-as/.