Olga Tokarczuk Quotes

America is always attracting people, from all over the earth.

If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food, it's a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.

When I travel, I feel more like a nomad than a tourist.

Ah! Young people, travel if you can, and if you cannot - travel all the same!

Americans want to be exposed to the opportunities that a changing world can offer.

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

Traveling is the only passion that doesn't need to feel shy in front of intellect.

People who wander are nicer to be with. Movement militates against hoarding possessions and against bigotry, because you are constantly moving across boundaries and having to negotiate with people.

Singapore is an international city, and it would be a grave mistake to close our doors.

I've done a lot of things away from my homeland.

The first time I saw America was from my perch on the mast of a Spanish naval ship, where I could spot the Statue of Liberty reaching proudly into the open, endless American sky.

Britain is characterized not just by its independence but, above all, by its openness.

I love my passport. I plan trips very last minute, so I always carry it with me.

In the U.K., we have always been an open, trading nation, enriched by our global links. Contemporary patterns of migration extend this tradition.

I love new places, new people, new ideas. I love cultural differences, and I'm fascinated by the truth - all the different versions of it.

I want everybody to travel, to travel and not be afraid.

You have to remember that I was an Australian girl of the Fifties and Sixties. For Australians at that time, it was imperative to get out of the country and discover the world.

Being from Israel and a Jew is complex already, but with France, there is a freedom and a mix of culture. I have met musicians from all over the world.

I think that Europeans in general have a more global view of the world because they are in such proximity to other countries that it enables them to travel and see other parts of the world.

I travel the world, and I'm happy to say that America is still the great melting pot - maybe a chunky stew rather than a melting pot at this point, but you know what I mean.

What I like in this job is you can travel to many places, many imaginations.

You know, my view is that we have a big world out there.

Americans are the pick of the more adventurous and people of all races.

Abroad is bloody

One of the greatest gifts that our founders bestowed upon us is open borders … the founders gave us one of the largest free trade zones that man has ever seen.