Lost But Hopeful Gifts

'Are you sure that's the right map?'

'This is a good time to be young, son. Look at all the opportunities you have in front of you...you can help sole the problems of the environment, poverty,civil rights....'

"Follow that dream!" (man boarding taxi)

"One day she'll be a wonderful architect."

'Financial suicide hotline. How may I help you?'

'Optimism is the key to success. Inside every fat chance, there's a slim chance trying to get out.''

Cup half full

Graduation Day 2020

Wishing Well 10c. . . Second Wish Free

'Don't give up hope, Steve -- they may decided to relocate a football franchise here!'

'I'm sorry, but I don't know where 'this is'. I, too, am a stranger here.'

Employment Office.

'Before you came along I was beginning to forget what a woman looked like!'

'She's waiting for her ship to come in, and I'm waiting for the cows to come home!'

"I'd like to announce my candidacy for President of the United States."

'Typical!'

"I can help you with stock downturns. I'm the blueprint of irrational exuberance."

Waiting...

'Give up everything except hope.'

You are Nowhere.

'Do you need help landing your fish Hayes? ... Hayes?'

Desert Crawler

"Star light star bright please let me wake up tomorrow and be a cat so I can sleep more and won't get my heart broken so much."

"Ambitions... to find fame or fortune or better still, with a little luck, both of them."

"I think next year things will really be different."

Man using lotto ticket as motivation.

'Due to the fact I'm hopelessly lost, I'm willing to waive the rule against talking to strangers.'

Jester with scratch cards. "I need to win some money to fund my arts project."

"Well, at least things can't get any worse..."

'I wish I had a larger piece of the pie in the sky...'

"For what it's worth, I don't have sore feet anymore."