a shred of hope

Nothing is going to happen if you don't take your life into your own hands. Stand up and take a stand for yourself. You and that giant bulldozer you hired. Go and get'em!

Burn it to the ground, Milton.

I was about to send this to a friend, then remembered he's a school nurse...

You need to have more realistic hopes, then you won't be disappointed. Like hope there is coffee in the pot, or that you don't have a meeting first thing.

RAM it with your car