Concern Quote by Jimmy Carter

I felt compelled to venture forth and explore the true face of the world. Leading a satisfying life of plenty had blinded many of…

— Werner Bischof

Spending time in Soweto, and looking at the issues, and experiencing the poverty first-hand, had an enormous impact. I was brought up in a…

— Gregg Wallace

I wanted to go to the extreme in the sense of places that were not explored and meeting people, tribes. I wanted to have…

— Yossi Ghinsberg

Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the…

— Ernest Hemingway

A general curiosity about the unknown sparked by the multicultural milieu in which I spent my formative years. There was a lot of unknown…

— Herodotus

The distractions, the exhaustions, the savage noises, the demands of town life, are, for me, mortal enemies to thought, to sleep,and to study; its…

— Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward

Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.

— Florence Nightingale

I'd never been one for leaving the comforts of home. That person wasn't me; I didn't spend my formative years youth-hostelling round Rwanda or…

— Sue Perkins

I was desperately unhappy trying to adjust to the world.

— Al Purdy

I felt the vulnerability, the fragility of the children of the world, and how it was, nonetheless, on their frail shoulders that we loaded…

— Gabrielle Roy

Especially for me, growing up in such a small town in the middle of nowhere, the desire to be away was incredible. I wanted…

— Garrett Hedlund

I suppose most people would think that it was wonderful, that the world is so varied, that there is something for everyone, and I…

— Peter Cameron