Quotes About Adventure

Only she who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible.

The absence of risk is a sure sign of mediocrity.

But not all men seek rest and peace; some are born with the spirit of the storm in their blood.

See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream.

In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace.

To look back all the time is boring. Excitement lies in tomorrow.

Dangling in space I realised I could always slip out of the harness. I looked forward to the peace of the great release.

He went to Paris looking for answers to questions that bothered him so. He was impressive, young and aggressive, saving the world on his own.

How wild it was, to let it be.

A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.

I find myself more at peace when I live in Europe.

I believe that one of the great pleasures that we derive from voyaging is that of independence, and we have found that the best guarantee of that independence comes from simplicity.

There is no way to peace along the way to safety. For peace must be dared. It is the great venture.

Exhilaration of life can be found only with an upward look. This is an exciting world. It is cram-packed with opportunity. Great moments wait around every corner.

Champagne morning, sleepless grin, setting off and settling in. Today feels good.

I fed my Yak on my spare Cadbury chocolate 21,0000ft up Everest. It was a blonde, very sweet female Yak. I made it my pet after that.

When I go into the stores, I pet the saddles. Until security comes and takes me away.

If you have to write a fictional adventure to convey a philosophy of evil, the best person is the destroyer of evil himself, Lord Shiva.

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.

I just swung for the fence. That's my whole philosophy in life.

My philosophy is that it's better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe and not to explore at all.

When you come to the edge of all that you know, you must believe one of two things: either there will be ground to stand on, or you will be given wings to fly.

Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.

We were just killing time, we were young and restless, and needed to unwind. There ain't nothing that lasts forever, forever.