Quotes About Travel

The odds against there being a bomb on a plane are a million to one, and against two bombs a million times a million to one. Next time you fly, cut the odds and take a bomb.

I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash.

Instead of growing old gracefully, at home with my family - reading and writing and praying and thinking - too much of my time has been spent at airports and in hotels.

It was an hour and a half plane ride, so I slept. I try to sleep because that's probably the only time I get to get my real sleep. When I can't sleep I read books or watch movies.

I think about dying a lot, every time I fall asleep on a train or a plane I expect to wake up to a crash!

If they had Nautilus on the Concorde, I would work out all the time.

Where are you originally from?" "The planet Lorien, three hundred million miles away." "Must have been a long trip, John Smith." "Took almost a year. Next time I'm bringing a book.

I'm a little bit older, I've traveled the world, spent lots of time in New York and Paris and lots of inspiring places, and I still feel alien.

Most of the time, I'm working in places I'm not familiar with. Sometimes it's Slovakia, and sometimes it's Hawaii. Not to bash on Slovakia, but I really did enjoy Hawaii.

Culture shock is often felt sharply at the borders between countries, but sometimes it doesn't hit fully until you've been in a place for a long time.

Any time I have to get on a plane and leave my kids for a few days, it's kind of tortuous.

I haven't travelled that much before so this is the first time I get to see the big cities of Europe. I've never even been to US.

On horseback you feel as if you're moving in time to classical music; a camel seems to progress to the beat of a drum played by a drunk.

People think being famous is so glamorous, but half the time you're in a strange hotel room living out of a suitcase.

I've been lucky enough that I can gather all sorts of experiences and find inspiration by traveling around and by spending time with people I admire.

If one's honest about it, spending time in a car with children is pretty ghastly.

Kolkata is special. I have been privileged to spend time in the city and make some great friends there. I like to go there whenever I can.

Although I myself don't go to church or synagogue, I do, whether it's superstition or whatever, pray every time I get on a plane. I just automatically do it. I say the same thing every time.

Friends of mine that are from here or that have spent time here have told me about Israel and how warm the people are and that I should someday come here.

English? Who needs to spend time learning that? I'm never going to England!

A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.

I was signed when I was 19 years old, in 1980. I went to Germany and France. Seeing the world at that time was just an awesome experience for a teenager.

Let me be very honest and just say that if any airline would let me take the violin and the laptop on board I would fly that airline all the time.

Jenna's traveled with me; they've both traveled with their dad. This is the only time they've been old enough in all of their dad's campaigns to really be involved in.