Learning itself is a fulfilling adventure at all points in the process. In fact, psychologists have listed learning as one of the… — William Westney Copy Share Image
Say it, reader. Say the word 'quest' out loud. It is an extraordinary word, isn't it? So small and yet so full… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
In imitating the exemplary acts of a god or of a mythic hero, or simply by recounting their adventures, the man of… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share Image
“She took a chicken leg from the table in the biggest kitchen, a cavern lined with so many pots that by the… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Secrets had an immense attraction to him, because he never could keep one, and he enjoyed the sort of unhallowed thrill he… — Kenneth Grahame Copy Share Image
I put forward as a general definition of civilization, that a civilized society is exhibiting the five qualities of Truth, Beauty, Adventure,… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
“Technology may have shrunk the epic journey to a couple of short car rides and regional jet legs—four states and twelve hundred… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
“Although one may direct the future or past through the onerous linkages of temporal cause and effect, riding the breaking waves of… — Mary-Jean Harris Copy Share Image
I was reading The Bible a lot through my 20s, mostly the Old Testament, just because I was knocked out by the… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
“Even though we've been dating over a year, I still get a small thrill when i hear the words my girlfriend come… — Alicia Thompson Copy Share Image
“Snake Street is an area I should avoid. Yet that night I was drawn there as surely as if I had an… — K. Ritz Copy Share Image
“She’d always loved the mountains, but as she turned back to face the spectacular seascape in the distance, she nearly lost her… — Steven Decker Copy Share Image
Above the comforts of Base Camp, the expedition in fact became an almost Calvinistic undertaking. The ratio of misery to pleasure was… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
“There's no thrilling anticipation of the day's first cup of coffee...nor the eye-closing delight of that first swallow of sauvignon blanc in… — David Michie Copy Share Image
I was always obsessed with the 'Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai,' this weird little cult movie. There was this promised sequel before the… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
Life hereafter for God's children, will be an extension or an amplification, a multiplication of the joy and thrilling, exciting lives we… — David Berg Copy Share Image
I look at Homer and The Odyssey and all the disparate adventures this guy goes through, and then he returns home and… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
“It had been the most difficult part of coming to terms with what she was; knowing that she had to give up… — Katie Lynn Johnson Copy Share Image
Join me in my quest for a greater understanding of our existence. Join me in my desire for a greater self. Join… — Bryant H. McGill Copy Share Image
There was a best-selling book in the late '60s and '70s called 'The Adventurers' by Harold Robbins. The lead character's name was… — Dax Shepard Copy Share Image
There is nothing more thrilling than arriving in a new place on your own and feeling the sense of possibility and excitement… — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
An adventure is never an adventure while it's happening. Challenging experiences need time to ferment, and adventure is simply physical and emotional… — Tim Cahill Copy Share Image
Many people have compared me to the Victorian adventure writer, Rider Haggard. I accept that as a compliment. As a boy growing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There was something so immensely redemptive and exciting for me to imagine that my unknown father was not just a man who… — Said Sayrafiezadeh Copy Share Image
“My life's been filled with adventures, and truths often become larger than life when they're retold. I never correct the tales that… — Anthony Rudel Copy Share Image
“ Why should I? What do you promise me? Nothing. And everything. A life of danger and adventure. A chance to be… — Melissa de la Cruz Copy Share Image
Adventure is just about doing something you’ve never done— doing it with enthusiasm and curiosity: doing something difficult with passion. — Alastair Humphreys Copy Share Image
In a single lifetime, roughly from 1865 to 1930, one finds the pioneering and patterning works of modern fantasy, science fiction, children's… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
By engaging in a delusive quest for happiness, we bring only suffering upon ourselves. In our frantic search for something to quench… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
What is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing?… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
Watch human nature; we are so built that if we do not get thrilled in the right way, we will get thrilled… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“You see, Harry, after you've been through a few adventures you tend to catch the hang of these things. You start to… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
“That is the difference between great men and small, we great are willing to do the hard things, the uncomfortable things to… — S.C. Barrus Copy Share Image
One challenge of our adventure on earth is to rise above dead systems...wars, nations, destructions...to refuse to be a part of them,… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
“I wish I were the kind of person who found uncertainty thrilling. My life to date would have been a lot more… — Emma Dibdin Copy Share Image
I could tell you my adventures—beginning from this morning,” said Alice a little timidly; “but it’s no use going back to yesterday,… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
I genuinely believe that being on death row for 22 years ultimately saved my life. It was the greatest adventure of my… — Nick Yarris Copy Share Image
I think songwriters are more related to fiction writers. The Odyssey was a story in song. To me, that's so beautiful, all… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
Our point isn't to make an examination of popular film but to illustrate that the yearning for a heroic adventure lies just… — Alan Hirsch Copy Share Image
People often assume I assume I am a thrill seeker, but I am not. I do not enjoy roller coasters, and you… — Steve Fossett Copy Share Image
