The heart opens itself to the hope that the misfortunes of the past will be replaced by fruitful dialogue.

[Agent Larry Kelly , who has been optimistic a deal will get done, has all but given up hope now.] It's difficult for me to speculate because of what's happening, but I would say it's going to be difficult to get a deal done after the proposal the NHL put on the table (Wednesday), ... There were things in that offer that were just not necessary. I'm really disappointed with what happened. I really believe that there's a deal there to be done and I've been the eternal optimist through all of this. That offer left me disappointed and I really don't think there's much in the way of hope.

Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame

We just hope that the party that loses will lose well, and not fight. In the past, the losers have been very aggressive.

I hope that this administration will have a change of heart to see the importance of protecting south Louisiana, not just for oil-and-gas production and seafood, but for people.

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