Mark D. Sanders > Quotes

“Hope takes never ceasing
to be amazed...

wearing
your soul on your sleeve...

holding
your breath, waiting to hear
"i love you, too..."

believing
that tomorrow could be better than today...
that you'll get a second chance...
that you'll make a difference...
that you matter.”
― Mark D. Sanders, I Hope You Dance

“Love, love, love.you have to ove, and if you don't get love right, you have to move on and forgive.”
― Mark D. Sanders, I Hope You Dance

“A promise is all about faith. a promise is only as strong as your own faith in yourself, in your own god. so when you swear, in light of your strengths and in spite of your weaknesses, to struggle and follow through, you are doing a beautiful thing. ”
― Mark D. Sanders, I Hope You Dance

“how many times have my wishes and my dreams and my prayers for you hidden beneath my breath? how many times have i looked at you, heart in my throat, hands in my pockets, smile on my face, just wanting to say...”
― Mark D. Sanders, I Hope You Dance

“I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean.”
― Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers

“what is hope?
to want? to desire?
to expect that what's envisioned
may indeed happen?
YES to all of the above.
is hope that gut feeling that it's
worth holding out
and hanging on for just a little longer?
ABSOLUTELY.
is hope the core of the human condition?
CERTAINLY.
can you have hope without
faith and humility and wonder?
THAT'S TOUGH.
just the thought that there's something bigger,
something truer, something totally surprising
out there waiting for us is...
priceless.
what would you be without hope
growing deep in your bones,
thriving in every inch of you?

NOTHING.”
― Mark D. Sanders

“I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
DANCE.”
― Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers

“t does it take to hope? everything.”
― Mark D. Sanders

“wait... promise me one more thing: if tomorrow you wake up feeling unoriginal or frail-hearted or faithless or tired of this world please pick up this book and start back at page one.”
― Mark D. Sanders