Henry David Thoreau Quotes

For me, when I 'discover' a story, there is a feeling of buoyancy and clarity, perhaps similar to early morning out on a prairie highway, when darkness lifts and reveals the outline of farmhouses and copses of trees in the distance.

The cool wind blew in my face and all at once I felt as if I had shed dullness from myself. Before me lay a long gray line with a black mark down the center. The birds were singing. It was spring.

There is something about the melody of 'Thunder Road' that just suggests 'new day.' It suggests morning; it suggests something opening up.

New every morning is the love Our waking and uprising prove, Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life and power and thought.

Morning is when I am awake and there is a dawn in me.

Things are always better in the morning.

Because it is morning, it is morning, and there is so much to see.

Come dress yourself in love, let the journey begin.

I was a bit of a wild boy - always swimming and exploring the mountains.

I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.

I've been able to carve out spaces for myself. At Sundance, I'm in the mountains - my property is private. I get on a horse and ride for three, four hours. Sometimes five. I get lost. But when I'm in, I'm in.

I now walk into the wild.

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

Being outside on your own in all weathers is exciting; it clears you out.

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.

I remember my first night in L.A. I was sitting outside, looking out at the city and thinking, 'I don't know anyone.' I just approached it as a big adventure. I still think of it that way.

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.

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.

In general, when you travel, you get into a different reality and are able to more accurately reflect on your ordinary life. Hiking does that for me.

There's nothing like the vast, dark Atlantic to remind you of your mortality. But terror can also be exhilarating.

I love life. There's so much to learn and see all the time, and nothing nicer for me than to wake up, and the sky is blue.

I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.

So I've been pushed farther and farther out into the mountains, but at the same time realizing that that experience is really nice and I'm glad I'm getting pushed out there farther.

Looking at Mount Kenya in the morning is a holistic experience. I go back at least once a year.

I love anything that gets me outside of my own head.