Quotes About Exploration

Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything is usable. Everything feeds into my creativity. But without proper preparation, I cannot see it, retain it, and use it.

Remember this when you're struggling for a big idea. You're much better off scratching for a small one.

If you're at a dead end, take a deep breath, stamp your foot, and shout "Begin!" You never know where it will take you.

We get into ruts when we run with the first idea that pops into our head, not the last one.

When God asks, "What is that you have in your hand?" it's up to us to find the answer. Everyone's answer is different. But there is something we all share. Everything is already inside you. All you have to do is mine it. Dig down deep and discover your thing.

Hemos visto cómo los reyes negaron a Colón el derecho de vender a los indios como esclavos

Further, Columbus believes not only in Christian dogma, but also (and he is not alone at the time) in Cyclopes and mermaids, in Amazons and men with tails, and his belief, as strong as Saint Peter's, therefore permits him to find them.

Only if you reject all the other paths can you discover your own path.

Don't follow me, I'm lost.

In contrast to primary circular reactions, secondary circular reactions are centered on the effect that infants' actions – often by chance – produce in the external world. Essentially, secondary circular reactions aim at reproducing the effect by repeating the action that generated this effect in the first place.

We live for books.

Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means...

Entering a novel is like going on a climb in the mountains: you have to learn the rhythm of respiration, acquire the pace; otherwise you stop right away.

We travel so far, and yet still, inevitably, we come back to the place where we started.

Whether you are seeking adventure, or adventure is seeking you. You will find adventure, or adventure will find you.

Questions are the creative acts of intelligence.

Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it comes from being open to all the questions.

Do not be afraid to go out on a limb ... That's where the fruit is.

The greatest wastes are unused talents and untried ideas.

Do not fear risk. All exploration, all growth is calculated. Without challenge people cannot reach their higher selves. Only if we are willing to walk over the edge can we become winners.

Go around asking a lot of damn fool questions and taking chances. Only through curiosity can we discover opportunities, and only by gambling can we take advantage of them.

Confidence in nonsense is a requirement for the creative process.

Adolescence is the stage between infancy and adultery.

Maybe love is having someone who guides you through different experiences, coerces you to try new things but still makes you feel safe.