--- title: "10 Taking Path Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Taking Path quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Taking Path sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/julie-ortolon-32028_hard-work_while-success-takes-hard-work-there-s-so_456284.jpg" --- > [“While success takes hard work, there’s something to be said for taking the path of least resistance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-ortolon/while-success-takes-hard-work-there-s-something-to-be-said-for-taking/) [Julie Ortolon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-ortolon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/julie-ortolon-32028_hard-work_while-success-takes-hard-work-there-s-so_456284.jpg) > [There has always been a part of me that saw wilderness and risk-taking as the path to freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-keen/there-has-always-been-a-part-of-me-that-saw-wilderness-and-risk/) [Sam Keen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-keen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/sam-keen-4929_freedom_there-has-always-been-a-part-of-me-that_2949791.png) > [“Once we determine in our souls that God’s glory is our goal, we then stop taking the path of least resistance and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/once-we-determine-in-our-souls-that-god-s-glory-is-our-goal-we-then/) [Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6e/mark-driscoll-2287_goals_once-we-determine-in-our-souls-that-god_1877306.jpg) > [There's something about taking the path of least resistance that makes a lot of sense. But at the same time, we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-duckworth/there-s-something-about-taking-the-path-of-least-resistance-that/) [Angela Duckworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-duckworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/654/angela-duckworth-2560_life_there-s-something-about-taking-the-path_1590030.jpg) > [I like taking a path into new country, and I always take the darker path. Not because it's dark, but because there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-plummer/i-like-taking-a-path-into-new-country-and-i-always-take-the-darker/) [Amanda Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-plummer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/amanda-plummer-48040_approach_i-like-taking-a-path-into-new-country-an_888291.jpg) > [“It’s YOUR journey. Ask yourself who you are, where you want to go, and how you’d like to get there. Graciously accept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-metzler/it-s-your-journey-ask-yourself-who-you-are-where-you-want-to-go-and/) [Michael Metzler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-metzler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/michael-metzler-109542_ask-yourself_it-s-your-journey-ask-yourself-who-you-a_2316245.jpg) > [“She had never driven far alone before. The notion of dividing her lovely journey into miles and hours was silly; she saw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-jackson/she-had-never-driven-far-alone-before-the-notion-of-dividing-her/) [Shirley Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dd/shirley-jackson-1526_end-of-the-world_she-had-never-driven-far-alone-before-th_1891820.jpg) > [“You are like a river. You go through life taking the path of least resistance. We all do—all human beings and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-fritz/you-are-like-a-river-you-go-through-life-taking-the-path-of-least/) [Robert Fritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-fritz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/robert-fritz-18231_eating-habits_you-are-like-a-river-you-go-through-life_1800301.jpg) > [“It seems there is always a road with bends and forks to choose, and taking one path means you can never take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-e-turner/it-seems-there-is-always-a-road-with-bends-and-forks-to-choose-and/) [Nancy E. Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-e-turner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/nancy-e-turner-9527_art-of-life_it-seems-there-is-always-a-road-with-ben_795142.png) > [“FINISTERRE The road in the end taking the path the sun had taken, into the western sea, and the moon rising behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-whyte/finisterre-the-road-in-the-end-taking-the-path-the-sun-had-taken-into/) [David Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-whyte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/david-whyte-3502_journey_finisterre-the-road-in-the-end-taking-th_189998.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/taking-path/#itemlist", "name": "Taking Path Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“While success takes hard work, there’s something to be said for taking the path of least resistance.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julie Ortolon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-ortolon/while-success-takes-hard-work-there-s-something-to-be-said-for-taking/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/julie-ortolon-32028_hard-work_while-success-takes-hard-work-there-s-so_456284.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/julie-ortolon-32028_hard-work_while-success-takes-hard-work-there-s-so_456284.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/julie-ortolon-32028_hard-work_while-success-takes-hard-work-there-s-so_456284.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“While success takes hard work, there’s something to be said for taking the path of least resistance.” — Julie Ortolon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There has always been a part of me that saw wilderness and risk-taking as the path to freedom.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sam Keen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-keen/there-has-always-been-a-part-of-me-that-saw-wilderness-and-risk/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/sam-keen-4929_freedom_there-has-always-been-a-part-of-me-that_2949791.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/sam-keen-4929_freedom_there-has-always-been-a-part-of-me-that_2949791.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/sam-keen-4929_freedom_there-has-always-been-a-part-of-me-that_2949791.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There has always been a part of me that saw wilderness and risk-taking as the path to freedom.” — Sam Keen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Once we determine in our souls that God’s glory is our goal, we then stop taking the path of least resistance and start taking the path of most glory to God”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Driscoll" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/once-we-determine-in-our-souls-that-god-s-glory-is-our-goal-we-then/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6e/mark-driscoll-2287_goals_once-we-determine-in-our-souls-that-god_1877306.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6e/mark-driscoll-2287_goals_once-we-determine-in-our-souls-that-god_1877306.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6e/mark-driscoll-2287_goals_once-we-determine-in-our-souls-that-god_1877306.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Once we determine in our souls that God’s glory is our goal, we then stop taking the path of least…” — Mark Driscoll", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's something about taking the path of least resistance that makes a lot of sense. 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