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Exploration7 quotes
Not all those who wander are lost. — J.R.R. Tolkien · 1954One never goes so far as when one doesn't know where one is going. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1812Stay hungry, stay foolish. — Steve Jobs · 1974In the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. — Abigail Adams · 1776We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. — T.S. Eliot · 1942The idea of knowing exactly where you're going is overrated. — Sarah Sze · 2012All 7 quotes →
Wandering3 quotes
Not all those who wander are lost. — J.R.R. Tolkien · 1954The idea of knowing exactly where you're going is overrated. — Sarah Sze · 2012As far as "detours" are concerned, they're always more interesting than the main road. — Mary Kelly · 1997
Curiosity2 quotes
Stay hungry, stay foolish. — Steve Jobs · 1974We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. — T.S. Eliot · 1942
The idea of knowing exactly where you're going is overrated. — Sarah Sze · 2012As far as "detours" are concerned, they're always more interesting than the main road. — Mary Kelly · 1997
Adventure1 quote
One never goes so far as when one doesn't know where one is going. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1812
Detours1 quote
As far as "detours" are concerned, they're always more interesting than the main road. — Mary Kelly · 1997
Feminism1 quote
In the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. — Abigail Adams · 1776
Stay hungry, stay foolish. — Steve Jobs · 1974
In the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. — Abigail Adams · 1776
In the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. — Abigail Adams · 1776
Not all those who wander are lost. — J.R.R. Tolkien · 1954
As far as "detours" are concerned, they're always more interesting than the main road. — Mary Kelly · 1997
Travel1 quote
We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. — T.S. Eliot · 1942
Tyranny1 quote
In the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. — Abigail Adams · 1776