Doug Aitken Quotes

The coolest things in life are things that you have not done before. That's the key to life: new things always.

So, I decided that whatever I was, wanted to do with my life, it would have to do, it would have to have something to do with the exploration and doing new things.

I believe if you are not rediscovering yourself and pushing boundaries, then you are not alive.

Doing the same thing over and over again can be boring, I want to explore as much as I can.

We all become great explorers during our first few days in a new city, or a new love affair.

I always like being able to do something I haven't done before.

To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.

What draws me in is that a trip is a leap in the dark. It's like a metaphor for life. You set off from home, and in the classic travel book, you go to an unknown place. You discover a different world, and you discover yourself.

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.

I do always like to do things I haven't done before, so I'm always looking out for things in a different genre, or a different sort of character.

What I enjoy most is doing something I've never done before.

The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

You'll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory, where you'll be challenged and growing and having fun.

Without adventure civilization is in full decay.

I would like, certainly, to do different things.

I love trying new things.

A lot of people ask me, 'What is your goal now that you have done everything?' And I always say that my goal is to not be bored by what I do. The only way that I cannot be bored by what I do is if I play something and it's all new to me.

It's always more interesting to do new things.

Every year, I push myself to do something different - and push the boundaries a little bit more.

I'm always looking for something new to do.

I like new experiences. It's one of the reasons I went to China.

I always want to be the person that's able to try something new.

I was always at my best when I was learning, when I was curious. When I had yet to see past the next horizon.

I'm drawn to opportunities that are going to challenge me and cause me to look outside of my own experiences.

I like feeling out of my depth.