#vain hope

Some think the worst horrors of war might be avoided by an international agreement not to use atomic bombs. This is a vain hope. ↗

— John Boyd Orr

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One of the biggest mistakes a photographer can make is to look at the real world and cling to the vain hope that next time his film will somehow bear a closer resemblance to it. ↗

— Galen Rowell

#biggest #biggest mistakes #cling #closer #film

I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not even fun sexually. I need to feel something for the woman and entertain the vain hope that it may lead to a relationship. ↗

— Ben Affleck

#empty #enjoys #entertain #even #feel

It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

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