--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Since I was 19, I've always gone where…" description: "\"Since I was 19, I've always gone where there was a reason to be. Maybe I'll be lucky and there'll be a reason to go somewhere tropical for a while.\" — ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d22/feist-6764_always_since-i-was-19-i-ve-always-gone-where-th_2340926.jpg" --- # Since I was 19, I've always gone where there was a reason… ![“Since I was 19, I've always gone where there was a reason to be. Maybe I'll be lucky and there'll be a reason to go somewhere tropical for a while.” quote by Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d22/feist-6764_always_since-i-was-19-i-ve-always-gone-where-th_2340926.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d22/feist-6764_always_since-i-was-19-i-ve-always-gone-where-th_2340926.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d22/feist-6764_always_since-i-was-19-i-ve-always-gone-where-th_2340926.jpg) > “Since I was 19, I've always gone where there was a reason to be. Maybe I'll be lucky and there'll be a reason to go somewhere tropical for a while.” [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker follows purpose-driven paths, hoping luck brings new, exotic opportunities. **In simple terms:** Follow purpose, hope for chance adventures. Key Takeaway Stay purposeful, stay open to serendipity. Themes purpose adventure luck Mood optimistic curious Type motivational philosophical When to use this quote - career planning - travel aspirations Key Concepts philosophy career development Questions to Reflect On - How do you define a “reason” to move? - What balances purpose with spontaneity? A Different Perspective Luck is unpredictable; reliance can be risky. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Lucky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lucky/) [Reason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reason/) ## Related quotes > [“In so far as religion is gone, reason is going. For they are both of the same primary and authoritative kind. They are both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-k-chesterton/in-so-far-as-religion-is-gone-reason-is-going-for-they-are-both-of/) [G.K. Chesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-k-chesterton/) > [There is a reason for everything. Maybe we aren't meant to be. Maybe that's why we aren't working out. 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Maybe the universe had put this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annabel-joseph/maybe-maybe-this-was-one-of-those-moments-in-life-one-of-those-karmic/) [Annabel Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annabel-joseph/) > [“David had heard this before, and knew you were supposed to say no. But was that really true? If everyone jumped off a bridge,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-m-cusick/david-had-heard-this-before-and-knew-you-were-supposed-to-say-no-but/) [John M. Cusick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-m-cusick/) > [“People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being. Maybe that's why they give up on it so early, too. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/people-learn-early-in-their-lives-what-is-their-reason-for-being/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [It's as if when you love someone, they become your reason. 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Maybe , you don't see the reason right now , but when it is finally revealed ...it'll blow you away .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everything-happens-for-a-reason-maybe-you-don-t-see-the-reason-right/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I have this thing, I'll get sad. For no reason. I freak out. I'm not sure what exactly happens. I lash out on people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patience/i-have-this-thing-i-ll-get-sad-for-no-reason-i-freak-out-i-m-not-sure/) Patience > [I don't know," I said. "Maybe you're right, and all that stuff I think I missed is overrated. Why should I even bother? What's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/i-don-t-know-i-said-maybe-you-re-right-and-all-that-stuff-i-think-i/) [Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/) > [“Why should I even bother? What's the point, really?" He thought for a moment. "Who says there has to be a point?" he asked.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/why-should-i-even-bother-what-s-the-point-really-he-thought-for-a/) [Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/) > [There have been bumps, but everything has happened for a reason - maybe apart from the loss of some loved ones - and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-dorough/there-have-been-bumps-but-everything-has-happened-for-a-reason-maybe/) [Howie Dorough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-dorough/) ## More by Feist > [There's no mystery any more. So my instinct is to show very little, because there's much too much information about everyone, everywhere right now.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/there-s-no-mystery-any-more-so-my-instinct-is-to-show-very-little/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [I've not really spent much time in proper studios. The room itself where you're recording, and how you live while you're there is what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/i-ve-not-really-spent-much-time-in-proper-studios-the-room-itself/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [You can get anywhere on earth by falling asleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/you-can-get-anywhere-on-earth-by-falling-asleep/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [Because there's just so much in a day now, I keep writing in much more abstract terms, like I don't try to write about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/because-there-s-just-so-much-in-a-day-now-i-keep-writing-in-much-more/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [Be alone even when there's a million people around, because tomorrow it will be a different million people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/be-alone-even-when-there-s-a-million-people-around-because-tomorrow/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [When I did '1,2,3,4' on 'Sesame Street' they'd rewritten the song and made it about counting. At first, I balked. I was like, 'Counting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/when-i-did-1-2-3-4-on-sesame-street-they-d-rewritten-the-song-and/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [I had a guitar leaning against the wall and I'd squint at it. It was almost like a dog that had been kicked -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/i-had-a-guitar-leaning-against-the-wall-and-i-d-squint-at-it-it-was/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [There are certain parts of chords that resolve things and tie a bow, and others that keep things open and unanswered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/there-are-certain-parts-of-chords-that-resolve-things-and-tie-a-bow/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [With music, I wasn't curious anymore. There was no dialogue. By the time I stopped, I knew it wasn't going to be gone forever,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/with-music-i-wasn-t-curious-anymore-there-was-no-dialogue-by-the-time/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [No matter who weaves in and out of your life, regardless of the quality of those deep friendships and familyships, I'm the only common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/no-matter-who-weaves-in-and-out-of-your-life-regardless-of-the/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [There's real potency in metal. Metal fans love metal as if it's a nation they would fight for. It's not diluted by pop culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/there-s-real-potency-in-metal-metal-fans-love-metal-as-if-it-s-a/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [I haven't been living anywhere because I've been on tour for the past two years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/i-haven-t-been-living-anywhere-because-i-ve-been-on-tour-for-the-past/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [I don't think that village idea of actually knowing what you're contributing to the whole exists anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/i-don-t-think-that-village-idea-of-actually-knowing-what-you-re/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [Any kind of anthemic song, for the most part, they're on the positive side of things. It's not hard to identify when a melody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/any-kind-of-anthemic-song-for-the-most-part-they-re-on-the-positive/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) > [I didn't really get London until I read Dickens. Then I was charmed to death by it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/feist/i-didn-t-really-get-london-until-i-read-dickens-then-i-was-charmed-to/) [Feist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) [Explore all 97 Feist quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/feist/) ## More Always quotes > [I think performing has pretty much always been a part of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isa-briones/i-think-performing-has-pretty-much-always-been-a-part-of-me/) [Isa Briones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isa-briones/) > [I always thought if I was born 2000 years earlier, I would be a monk, probably carving a monastery or some giant pantheon buildings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenova-chen/i-always-thought-if-i-was-born-2000-years-earlier-i-would-be-a-monk/) [Jenova Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenova-chen/) > [I always like a character who makes me laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-stirling/i-always-like-a-character-who-makes-me-laugh/) [Rachael Stirling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-stirling/) > [It's always great to see old friends, especially those I have not been able to see in 15 months.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-regal/it-s-always-great-to-see-old-friends-especially-those-i-have-not-been/) [William Regal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-regal/) > [When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelli-o-hara/when-you-step-out-and-do-a-song-in-a-musical-the-easier-thing-to-do/) [Kelli O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelli-o-hara/) > [I have really good lateral movement. I've always had quick lateral movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-rivers/i-have-really-good-lateral-movement-i-ve-always-had-quick-lateral/) [Austin Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-rivers/) > [There is something magical about being able to feel somebody. And that is something that has always moved me with music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-brink/there-is-something-magical-about-being-able-to-feel-somebody-and-that/) [Maria Brink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-brink/) > [Mythology is something that always has opportunities to explore. 'It' has been on Earth for millions of years. He's been in contact with humans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-muschietti/mythology-is-something-that-always-has-opportunities-to-explore-it/) [Andy Muschietti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-muschietti/) > [It's not writing in the traditional sense, but I've always said that the writing process continues on the set and even into the editing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-weide/it-s-not-writing-in-the-traditional-sense-but-i-ve-always-said-that/) [Robert B. Weide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-weide/) > [I always watch my matches back 100 times afterwards because that's how I improve. This is something I've always done, even in NXT.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-rose/i-always-watch-my-matches-back-100-times-afterwards-because-that-s/) [Mandy Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-rose/) > [I've always been of the idea that is doesn't really matter where you are geographically - with 'Lonerism,' we made half the album in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-parker/i-ve-always-been-of-the-idea-that-is-doesn-t-really-matter-where-you/) [Kevin Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-parker/) > [It's very easy to fool yourself that you're working, you know, when you're really not working very hard. I mean, I'm very lazy. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-caro/it-s-very-easy-to-fool-yourself-that-you-re-working-you-know-when-you/) [Robert Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-caro/) > [Whether it was Little League or playing with your brothers or sisters, that was always a problem. 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