Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Movement has been one of the few constants in my life, and I always feel a great sense of optimism when I set off to a new place.

When the whistle blew and the call stretched thin across the night, one had to believe that any journey could be sweet to the soul.

For the young, let me tell you the sky has turned brighter. There's a glorious rainbow that beckons those with the spirit of adventure. And there are rich findings at the end of the rainbow. To the young and to the not-so-old, I say, look at that horizon, follow that rainbow, go ride it.

All the world was before me and every day was a holiday, so it did not seem important to which one of the world's wildernesses I first should wander.

Stuart rose from the ditch, climbed into his car, and started up the road that led toward the north...As he peeked ahead into the great land that stretched before him, the way seemed long. But the sky was bright, and he somehow felt he was headed in the right direction.

I have been very fortunate to be a part of tours with other artists that have exposed me to new places that I've never been before. Once you discover something beautiful, you just want to keep coming back.

I love to travel. During normal workdays, sometimes it feels like I have to bludgeon ideas out of my soul - but when I'm traveling, relaxed and unpressured, the ideas just spill out.

At the end of the '90s, I was very bored with the usual models, so I discovered a new generation that impressed me with their fresh look. I still keep working with models like Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss, and I am still looking for new, interesting faces. Life is about discovery, and you should never stop searching.

There's a lot of optimism in changing scenery, in seeing what's down the road.

I am a voyager - and the voyage cannot mean that I stay at home.

For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.

The brave who focus on all things good and all things beautiful and all things true, even in the small, who give thanks for it and discover joy even in the here and now, they are the change agents who bring fullest Light to all the world.

I want to go skydiving. I'd love to go to the Galapagos. Nature still excites me.

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.

We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.

I find that moving keeps me optimistic, the idea of what's going to be down the road a bit or around the next bend.

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

I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it.

To travel hopefully is better than to arrive.

I like being outside and seeing a lot of new things.

Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.

I love hiking to the top of mountains in L.A. and seeing incredible landscapes. It really inspires me.

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.

If you think about America, it is about getting your backpack on and heading out.

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.