keep hope alive
Maintain your faith
Keep hope alive is an exhortation to maintain optimism despite discouraging circumstances.
The phrase gained prominence as a rallying cry in Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential campaign, urging perseverance in the face of social and political obstacles.
It now appears in contexts ranging from serious encouragement to ironic commentary on unlikely outcomes: The team is down by twenty, but we're keeping hope alive.
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- candleWax stick with wick
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- dawnDay's first glow
- new dayPeriod following sunrise
phoenix · rallying cry · breath · resolve · inner strength · second wind · encouragement · tenacity · ember · grit · holding on · faith · persistence · slogan · positivity · endurance · motivation · movement
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
keep hope aliveabandon hope
Relinquish positive expectation
despair · resign oneself · lose faith · accept defeat · throw in the towel
keep hope alivegive up
Stop attempting something
surrender · capitulate · quit · throw in the towel · wave the white flag
keep hope alivedespair
Total absence of hope
hopelessness · despondency · defeatism · nihilism · cynicism
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