Quotes by Adventure How many may a man of diffusive conversation count among his acquaintances, whose lives have been signalized by numberless escapes; who never cross the river but in a storm, or take a journey into the country without more adventures than befel the knights-errant of ancient times in pathless forests or enchanted castles! How many must he know, to whom portents and prodigies are of daily occurrence; and for whom nature is hourly working wonders invisible to every other eye, only to supply them with subjects of conversation? Samuel Johnson eyeadventurecountry Hair is very, very distinctive. I started that with that boxing movie I did, The Great White Hype. The director wanted me to look like Don King, and everybody knew who Don King was. But I didn't want to be Don King. I wanted the man to be Rev. Fred Sultan, so I decided to make him look like Julius Caesar. And from that point on, I just decided, I had this great wig-maker, so I just found hairstyles that I felt would be distinctive for every character. Like an adventure. Samuel L. Jackson adventurecharactermen An imaginative adventure does not enjoy the same corsets as reportage. Samuel Beckett imaginationadventureart Youth is not a time of life - it is a state of mind. It is not a matter of red cheeks, red lips and supple knees. It is a temper of the will; a quality of the imagination; a vigor of the emotions; it is a freshness of the deep springs of life. Youth means a tempermental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over a life of ease. This often exists in a man of fifty, more than in a boy of twenty. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years; people grow old by deserting their ideals. Samuel Ullman springadventuremean Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite, for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Samuel Ullman adventuremenmean A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller: he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead him out of his way and sure to engulf him in the mire. Samuel Johnson vapouradventureway I don't know if I always want to be in front of the camera. I love producing, I love the camaraderie. I love the adventures. I love the stress. Sandra Bullock camerasstressadventure I had never really understood what an adventure life could be, if you followed your heart and did what you really wanted to do, which is what we must all do in the end. Sara Sheridan endsheartadventure For me, writing stories set, well, wherever they're best set, is a form of cultural curiosity that is uniquely Scottish - we're famous for travelling in search of adventure. Sara Sheridan curiositywritingadventure I had loved poetry and the theatre. Now I loved adventure more. Sara Sheridan theatreadventure Stability was overrated. Crises and adventures, on the other hand, could actually teach you something. Sarah Addison Allen stabilityadventurehands Always remember, it's simply not an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons. Sarah Ban Breathnach dragonsadventurelife Life has no romance without risk. Sarah Doherty strong-womenadventurelife A journey into space is the greatest adventure I can imagine. Sarah Brightman spacejourneyadventure I enjoyed every bit of the evening. I may not drink scotch or smoke a cheroot again, but I shall always cherish the fact that I did those things. The adventure is well worth the disappointing experience. Sarah MacLean scotchmayadventure do not like this taste for adventure you have developed, sister.” “I am afraid I cannot guarantee I shall be rid of it anytime soon. Sarah MacLean tasteguaranteesadventure Youth enters the world with very happy prejudices in her own favor. She imagines herself not only certain of accomplishing every adventure, but of obtaining those rewards which the accomplishment may deserve. She is not easily persuaded to believe that the force of merit can be resisted by obstinacy and avarice, or its luster darkened by envy and malignity. Samuel Johnson accomplishmentadventurebelieve Life is an adventure of passion, risk, danger, laughter, beauty, love; a burning curiosity to go with the action to see what it is all about, to go search for a pattern of meaning, to burn one's bridges because you're never going to go back anyway, and to live to the end. Saul Alinsky laughterpassionadventure Life is there ahead of you and either one tests oneself in its challenges or huddles in the valleys of a dreamless day-to-day existence whose only purpose is the preservation of a illusory security and safety. The latter is what the vast majority of people choose to do, fearing the adventure into the known. Saul Alinsky adventurelifepeople Stand By Me' was really great for me and my buddies; we'd all watch that together because that was us - we were down in the creek and hanging out every day and going on little adventures. I had about sixteen friends who are all about the same age as me and lived in a three-block radius. We spent our entire childhood down in that creek. Scoot McNairy childhoodblockadventure«8485868788899091929394»
