Quotes About Self-discovery

I realized I couldn't have one foot in the fiction world and one foot in the nonfiction world, which is why 'Here I Go Again' is so not me. I didn't graduate from high school in the '90s, I never listened to metal music, and I don't time travel.

Travel is always connected to music, as with travel, we explore the world, and by listening music, we explore ourselves.

I have traveled the world by myself.

I allowed myself to think if I could be doing anything in the world, what would I be doing? And what came to mind is I'd be traveling a little bit, I'd be going to classes and I'd be going back to school.

There's something cool about traveling when you're young. There's a sense of camaraderie. You learn more about yourself.

My 20s were really tough, just traveling and living in different countries, and now I feel like I know what I want from life.

I've been on my own and traveling for years now.

You gain more and more confidence every time you go through tougher situations like traveling alone and sleeping alone.

And I think that a lot of people in their 20s go through that thing of, this life that I think that I was about to lead, is that actually nonsense? Is that actually something I want to do?... And so they go traveling, or they have a mad relationship, or they dye their hair or whatever.

Whenever l've travelled l've found myself affected in conflicted ways. Sometimes the new experiences inspire a path of self discovery, but at other points those situations can highlight insecurities and bring about feelings of displacement.

I've never particularly liked travelling with large groups or being told where to go by somebody else. I prefer to find out for myself.

I've spent so much of my life travelling alone, so I keep things to myself.

Travelling by myself is always more of an adventure: I meet more people. I experience the place to the fullest. I'm on my own schedule.

I've enjoyed being a single person, particularly because I'm travelling a lot. It would be hard to maintain a relationship - so I've really not tried.

We're so immersed in ourselves at home, but when you're travelling, it's important to be open.

Travelling alone was like laundry for my thoughts.

I'm OK travelling, meeting people, seeing the world with my own eyes.

Every perfect traveler always creates the country where he travels.

I am who I am because of my experiences, my learnings in this creative world, my travels and meeting new people.

Although I still think of myself as an actress, most of my time is spent writing novels or memoirs about my adventures and travels.

But by taking the time away, getting myself off the treadmill, and just slowing down and learning, I felt I had so much more to give back. And maybe that was something that needed to happen for all of us.

I've started to treat my health like a science project.

I want to know why we exist and what I can do while I'm existing. Basically. it's learning how to exist, wholely, consciously. Growing up on fast food and television shows, you can easily forget to exist. You can even be treated as if you don't.

Sometimes the person that is best for you is the person right under your nose. I wanted to have a girlfriend in high school, and I know I would have treated a girl well, but instead I was just friends with a lot of girls. They ended up telling me later on, 'We're so perfect together,' but at the time, I wasn't the cool-enough guy.