“We live vicariously through stories, because our own lives provide so few opportunities for high-stakes adventure and noble sacrifice.” — Sarah Cross Copy Share Image
“Pleasure and thrill are conducive to sadness after the so-called peak has been reached; for the thrill has been experienced, but the… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Restless, and in desperate need of adventure, I quit my job at an insurance company to travel west with a couple of… — Mink Stole Copy Share Image
“Now that I expect nothing, now that I no longer entertain the slightest hopes, the end of this adventure becomes simply a… — Alexander Dumas Fils Copy Share Image
“Our hands were close together. I hadn't realized it before, but now, he reached out and, with a breath-light touch, stroked down… — Jodi Meadows Copy Share Image
I think all poets must feel this: that there is constantly something new to be discovered in the language. It's like a… — Carol Ann Duffy Copy Share Image
“Life and art are nothing but associations of ideas and sorrows that nourish our illusory quest for the Holy Grail of human… — Carl William Brown Copy Share Image
But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as… — Christopher Columbus Copy Share Image
I don't ever want to go backwards, I quite like it. I like the freedom and I like the - What I… — Joe Wright Copy Share Image
“While National Geographic magazine had given me a taste of the world, the three-dimensional details of this moment - the tickle of… — Kristine K. Stevens Copy Share Image
It is the dissenter, the theorist, the aspirant, who is quitting this ancient domain to embark on seas of adventure, who engages… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
There is a Hindu myth about the Self or God of the universe who sees life as a form of play. But… — Reginald Horace Blyth Copy Share Image
“I’ll find out who’s inside. Wait here and keep alert!’ Hallam rasped. He skirted the main path to skulk towards one of… — David Cook Copy Share Image
“It didn’t feel like the Fates were looking over me that day. When I glanced up, I couldn’t see destiny’s threads tangling… — Rosie Pugh Copy Share Image
You are not entering this world in the usual manner, for you are setting forth to be a Dungeon Master. Certainly there… — Gary Gygax Copy Share Image
When I did 'Bird,' it was a surprise to some people, first because I wasn't in it and second because most of… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I want to be independent. To meet interesting people. ... I just mean new people with clever things to say. Things I've… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
“Covey found a similar pattern in personal effectiveness: first build upon a strong core of principles that are not open for continuous… — RosettaBooks Copy Share Image
The joy of living is his who has the heart to demand it. Life is a great adventure, and I want to… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
NASA projects often have romantic names that link into a long history of exploration and adventure: Atlantis and Discovery, for example. — Hanna Rosin Copy Share Image
My dad liked more macho adventure books like Shogun or spy novels. My mother reads murder mysteries. In fact, so does her… — Christopher Bollen Copy Share Image
“The quest for knowledge may be pursued at higher speeds with smarter tools today, but wisdom is found no more readily than… — Arianna Huffington Copy Share Image
I am on a quest to the deepest, darkest corners of my room in search of what some would call a floor… — DaniAlla Copy Share Image
“I do really wish to destroy it!' cried Frodo. 'Or, well, to have it destroyed. I am not made for perilous quests.… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Every day is a new beginning, a new adventure, renewed hope and a chance to make changes in your life, but you… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“How do we keep it?” asked Princess Sophie. “How do we keep the spirit of Christmas?” “That’s the real magic,” said Lady… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have never seen a film being as influenced by the incidents during its making as Highway. The adventures of our north… — Imtiaz Ali Copy Share Image
Most of us do not even know how to ask a question. Most of us do not see the root of the… — Richard Saul Wurman Copy Share Image
To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you're there. And you can… — Bear Grylls Copy Share Image
“In The Odyssey, we find instead the story of a man whose grand adventure is simply to go back to his own… — Homer Copy Share Image
“What the (totalitarian) government cares about is making the quest for information just enough of the nuisance that people generally won't bother.” — James Fallows Copy Share Image
I compensate for big risks by always doing my homework and being well-prepared. I can take on larger risks by reducing the… — Donna Shalala Copy Share Image
“Blood drummed in her ears and adrenaline coursed through her veins, driving her to move. To act. Her hands trembled against his… — G.S. Jennsen Copy Share Image
I know what it's like to be genuinely intrigued and compelled by a story and to have a sense that there's an… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
The journey was long and without rest, some left me and some I left, the path of life appears endless, i must… — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
“Robinson’s fierce quest for spiritual purity had been tempered by the realization that little was to be gained by arrogance and anger.” — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
“Sometimes when we awaken from the bad dream of disowning ourselves, we think that the sojourn to self-discovery is a new one.… — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
“We are all products of our environment; every person we meet, every new experience or adventure, every book we read, touches and… — C.J. Heck Copy Share Image
One who lives in fear misses the opportunity in life, making his life worth nothing.Instead of making fear an obstacle in progress… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
