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> [I once met a man who said he had visited every exotic place from the Grand Canyon to the Great Wall, but when I questioned him closely I discovered he hadn't seen the songbirds in his own backyard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bode/i-once-met-a-man-who-said-he-had-visited-every-exotic-place-from-the/)

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## More by Richard Bode

> [If I wanted to be free, truly free, I had to choose. There were many points on the compass rose; I had to locate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bode/if-i-wanted-to-be-free-truly-free-i-had-to-choose-there-were-many/)

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> [I learned that the interior of life was as rewarding as the exterior of life, and that my richest moments occurred when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bode/i-learned-that-the-interior-of-life-was-as-rewarding-as-the-exterior/)

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> [The individual who fears the criticism of others is no different from the one who seeks their praise. Both are shadow figures, fading into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bode/the-individual-who-fears-the-criticism-of-others-is-no-different-from/)

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> [I can remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bode/i-can-remain-on-shore-paralyzed-with-fear-or-i-can-raise-my-sails-and/)

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> [If every man and woman were to take the meaning of their life and pursue it passionately, they would alter the social landscape overnight.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bode/if-every-man-and-woman-were-to-take-the-meaning-of-their-life-and/)

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> [I have a task that is greater than all the labors assigned to Hercules. It demands that I live in the richness of this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bode/i-have-a-task-that-is-greater-than-all-the-labors-assigned-to/)

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> [In due course we arrive, if wit can be said that we ever fully arrive. The truth is there are destinations beyond destinations and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bode/in-due-course-we-arrive-if-wit-can-be-said-that-we-ever-fully-arrive/)

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> [For the truth is that I already know as much about my fate as I need to know. The day will come when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bode/for-the-truth-is-that-i-already-know-as-much-about-my-fate-as-i-need/)

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> [I once met a man who said he had visited every exotic place from the Grand Canyon to the Great Wall, but when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bode/i-once-met-a-man-who-said-he-had-visited-every-exotic-place-from-the/)

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