Quotes About Exploration

Perhaps we are all too small-minded to glimpse creation, even our little corner of it.

In the meantime, the world had not come to an end in 1492. There were a variety of consequences of this non-event.

Janet Tashjian

when you are in the company of the unfamiliar, you look for unfamiliar wisdom. You'll find lots of it, and it will make you richer.

Then, as now, archaelogists and writers ventured where others feared to tread.

When you read you can have every adventure. In the pages of a book you can be anyone you ever dreamed of being... They can never tell you you're too young to slay the dragon -- because it all happens right here, where it's safe.

Don't just read words,' he would tell her as he held up the latest story, 'devour them. Let the words create new worlds.

What would be the purpose of having an imagination and not using it?

In life, he who risks nothing, gains nothing.' Nothing ventured, nothing gained, as it were.

Black holes are a gift, both physically and theoretically. They are detectable on the farthest reaches of the observable universe. They anchor galaxies, providing a center for our own galactic pinwheel and possibly every other island of stars. And theoretically, they provide a laboratory for the exploration of the farthest reaches of the mind. Black holes are the ideal fantasy scape on which to play out thought experiments that target the core truths about the cosmos.

What is it?' said Moomintroll. Discoveries were his very favourite thing (after mysterious paths, swimming and secrets, that is).

Like Alexander the Great and Caesar, I'm out to conquer the world. But first I have to stop at Walmart and pick up some supplies.

I find out a lot about myself by sleeping. Dreams, they are who I am when I'm too tired to be me.

If there's any object in human experience that's a precedent for what a computer should be like, it's a musical instrument: a device where you can explore a huge range of possibilities through an interface that connects your mind and your body, allowing you to be emotionally authentic and expressive.

My experience tells me that API users are really creative. Sometimes the API user's horizon is farther than that of the API designer. If there is a way to misuse something, users are likely to do so.

Amazing tributaries feeding where the rivers will never flow....

I'd like to be able to travel anywhere in an instant.

It's not about finding a home so much as finding yourself.

I am convinced that the Bible is a delight and that studying the Bible is about learning to see that delight.

Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are.

a quote from Henry Ford: "THINKING ALWAYS AHEAD, THINKING ALWAYS OF TRYING TO DO MORE, BRINGS A STATE OF MIND IN WHICH NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE.

Respect the work that you've never done before.

Obscurity is a good thing. You can fail in obscurity. It removes the fear of failure.

No one knows who you are right now. And that's just fine. Being obscure is a great position to be in. Be happy you're in the shadows. Use this time to make mistakes without the whole world hearing about them. Keep tweaking. Work out the kinks. Test random ideas. Try new things. No one knows you, so it's no big deal if you mess up. Obscurity helps protect your ego and preserve your confidence.