A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for. ~ Grace Murray Hopper US admiral & computer scientist (1906 – 1992) Fear is overrated. There, I said it! And I mean it, too. Fear keeps us from pursuing our dreams and living a life that we love. The …
Quote: If water stands motionless…
If water stands motionless in a pool it grows stale and muddy, but when it moves and flows it becomes clear: so, too, man in his wanderings. ~ Muhammed Asad (Borrowed from Chickybus.com. :)
Quote: Many of our fears…
Many of our fears are tissue paper thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them. ~ Brendan Francis [Behan] (1923-1964) Irish Author
Quote: To travel is to take a journey into yourself.
To travel is to take a journey into yourself. ~ Danny Kaye
Quote: When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new…
When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb, and to seek the mountain view. ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Quote: The person who says it cannot be done…
"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it." ~ Chinese proverb
Quote: It is better by noble boldness…
"It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen." ~ Herodotus (485 – 425BC) Greek Historian
Quote: Once in a while it really hits people…
“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.” ~ Alan Keightley (Snagged this from Where Is Jenny. Thanks, Jenny! Great quote!)
Quote: If you have enthusiasm…
"If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere." ~ Loretta Young
Quote: There is only one success…
"There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way." ~ Christopher Darlington Morley (1890-1957)
Quote: …stick to it.
"Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it." ~ George Eliot (1819-1880) English Novelist This is true for any decision, but perhaps especially for big life changes, including travel. I've been reading that so many of my fellow travelers have been given The Fear Talk by friends and family before they …
Quote: …everyone is wrong about other countries.
“To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” ~ Aldous Huxley
Quote: …what you would be
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. ~ Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher
Quote: The world is good-natured…
The world is good-natured to people who are good natured. ~ William Makepeace Thackeray
Quote: You can preach…
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. ~ Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) Irish Writer
Quote: If you wish to travel…
If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. ~ Glenn Clark