George Woodcock Quotes

I think once you start traveling, you don't stop.

The world is my workshop. It is not my home.

I just like seeing the world, and it doesn't matter where.

The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great variety of obvious things is an illusion natural to dull minds.

I mean, the idea that Bar could have sent him off on a Grand Tour. But he wasn't the least bit interested. Why? Why isn't he interested in the world? Because here's the bad news for him: He's in the world now.

The travel impulse is mental and physical curiosity. It's a passion. And I can't understand people who don't want to travel.

People who don't travel cannot have a global view, all they see is what's in front of them. Those people cannot accept new things because all they know is where they live.

I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on in the world outside, than rely on newspapers, television, politicians and religious leaders to tell me what I should be thinking.

It's always cool to go to different places and see what's really out there in the world.

For being in a place that's landlocked, Minnesotans have a real sense of the wider world. Teachers, friends, neighbors - everywhere I went in Minnesota, people put their heads up and looked out to the horizon.

Everything I've ever done has been because of travel. Right from leaving Australia to where I am today - it's all been about exchanging different points of view. The most important lesson I've learnt is to look and listen to what's happening around you.

I want to try everything. I don't want to limit myself to anything. I want to discover as many characters as I can. I just want to explore.

Any educated person recognizes that curiosity and creativity aren't just important; they are among the essential human activities.

I really would like to be involved in things and to understand things, and in some ways you've got to be careful what you wish for because I feel very, very blessed to have such an interesting life and to be able to have little snapshots of lives of people from many different parts of the world.

I love to travel. I'm a curious person.

I like going to museums and stuff, but I also like going out and doing lots of physical activity like camping and hiking. I like doing stuff that I've never done before. Curiosity is a big thing. Usually it means that people are intelligent and that they want to learn stuff about the world.

For me, I want my kids to find their way. If they're interested in something, I want them to try it out.

Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them.

The greatest gift is not being afraid to question.

It's important for children to see what's out there and learn that it's fun to go.

You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things.

By not going to school I learned that the world is a beautiful place and needs to be discovered.

I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.

You are constantly looking for ways to do something you haven't done before, whether it's a particular role or doing theatre. As a person, I'm really open to experience.

I've always wanted to broaden my horizons.