Quotes About Exploration

In his thirteenth year he was old enough to play on the rocks at Scandal Point without having to be watched over by his ayah, Kasturba.

If one had never had the good fortune of meeting Borges, then meeting his library was the next best thing

I disapprove of certainties, said Virgil Jones. They limit one's range of vision. Doubt is one aspect of width.

Ya-ta-hey (pop. 580) > Tohatchi (pop.

Fortunately for Luka, he lived in an age in which an almost infinite number of parallel realities had begun to be sold as toys.

She had turned away from her sexuality, her instincts having warned her that to do otherwise might be to be absorbed by it; that it was for her, would always be, a big subject, a whole dark continent to map, and she wasn't prepared to go that way, be that explorer, chart those shores: not any more, or, maybe, not yet.

But if they don't try a psychedelic like psilocybin or LSD at least once in their adult lives, I will wonder whether they had missed one of the most important rites of passage a human being can experience.

Off the packed trail we experience the miracle of corn snow, skiing atop the crust, like skiing on an eggshell that has been sprinkled with sugar.

My sport is biking. I'm not much of a gym person, but I like being outside - hiking, canoeing, camping.

I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey.

Every child should try everything: sport, music, art, mathematics; they can do it all. Copying and competition are now seen as twin evils, but they are both useful tools.

My theory is, the more pictures you take, the better you get. It's like a sport. I never wait to get a particular shot because wonderful accidents can happen when you shoot a lot.

We live in such a sheltered environment in the United States. I've been fortunate enough to have traveled all over the world, and I've seen things you only read about and see on the news.

I love to go out. I love the outdoors. I love outdoor sports. I'm a big traveler.

Don't follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you!

When children come into contact with nature, they reveal their strength.

Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

To be a genuine individualist requires a great deal of strength and courage. It is never easy to chart new territory, to cross new frontiers, or to introduce subtle shadings to an established color.

Our journey is entirely imaginary. That is its strength.

willingness to explore everything is a sign of strength. The weak ones have prejudices. Prejudices are a protection.

Jazz is a music that is open enough to borrow from any other form of music, and has the strength to influence any other form of music.

Instead of insight, maybe all a man gets is strength to wander for a while.

Exploration of the natural world begins in early childhood, flourishes in middle childhood, and continues in adolescence as a pleasure and a source of strength for social action.

I get curious about new things. My real strength is going into a field that has not been investigated before, and finding new approaches to it.