Adventurous Quotes

“I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.”
― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

“She was a ray of sunshine, a warm summer rain, a bright fire on a cold winter’s day, and now she could be dead because she had tried to save the man she loved.”
― Grace Willows

“If we are really ready for thinking, not the traditional, conventional, rehashed thinking, but the exploratory and adventurous thinking, we can move forward and discover the astounding appeal of new mind-blowing visions. ( "Ready-to-wear thinking")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Unlike existing, living requires effort.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Reserve your love, not for the slow and tamed, but for the wild and adventurous.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover

“Honestly, if I stay on this gruelling path, I'm going to end up as another suicide statistic.”
― S.A. Tawks, Misadventurous

“Then it occurred to me that there are two types of people: those who wait for the whole two lanes of a road to be completely clear before they venture across and those who risk it and charge into the middle, not knowing when they’ll get the chance to make a run for it to the other side. Neither is better than the other. The first one will have fewer problems and fewer adventures, and the second one will have more adventures and make more mistakes.”
― Viv Albertine, To Throw Away Unopened

“Create your environment from your best innate tenacity.
Always embrace the abundance of an inspirational mentality.
Eliminate distractions, clutter, and work from a place of brightness.
Create a winning, uplifting, vibrant, courageous action to implement!”
― Joseph S. Spence Sr.

“How do some people spend their beings having no adventures? It feels to me they’re wasting their lives.”
― Sahara Sanders, Gods’ Food

“Goswell Street was at his feet, Goswell Street was on his right hand — as far as the eye could reach, Goswell Street extended on his left; and the opposite side of Goswell Street was over the way. ‘Such,’ thought Mr. Pickwick, ‘are the narrow views of those philosophers who, content with examining the things that lie before them, look not to the truths which are hidden beyond. As well might I be content to gaze on Goswell Street for ever, without one effort to penetrate to the hidden countries which on every side surround it.”
― Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers

“They were wandering around for about half an hour; then they crawled along the river bank, trembling both because of fear and the cold wind which blew stronger at night.

It seemed like the rustling reeds were whispering, trying to say something… which seemed even scarier.

Emily began silently—just in her thoughts—talking to the heavens asking for help, as she normally did in situations like that.”
― Sahara Sanders, The ADVENTURES of Emily Smith & Billy Fifer

“The most beautiful part of an adventurous road is that your mind is not in the past or in the future, but it is exactly in this moment!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“I really like hanging out with you, Tianna."
"What?" She wiped her eyes. "After tonight I thought you'd never want to see me again."
"Are you kidding?" He seemed as surprised as she felt. "I've never had such an exciting night."
"Are you making fun of me?"
He shook his head. "From the first moment I met you, I knew you were the kind of girl who went running off the high dive into the deep end of the pool before you even knew how to swim."
She laughed.
He pulled her closer to him. "I like that rush of adrenaline I felt tonight.”
― Lynne Ewing, The Lost One

“Government property.
Trespassers will be prosecuted."
The sweetest poetry
is written on the signs
you walk up to
from the back,
and the best photos
are taken alone with
your own dirty hand.”
― Vironika Tugaleva

“But Peter just stood there gazing at her, mouth agape.
Wendy looked down at herself; she hadn't even realized how heroic a pose she struck. From her shadow- which took this opportunity to actually behave- she realized how she appeared:powerful, strong... with a scandalously short tunic cinched around her waist and improvised leggings that showed a prodigious amount of her newly tanned skin. Her hair was down around her shoulders. She bet she was the spitting image of an Amazon, short a bow.
"Gosh, Wendy, you sure look different from when I first saw you," Peter mumbled.
Tinker Bell put her hands on her hips and started to jingle.
"Well, I must be off," Wendy said quickly. "Bye!"
And she took off into the air, like Nike, triumphant.”
― Liz Braswell, Straight On Till Morning

“Be for-EVER adventurous!”
― Kaylee Stepkoski, Ever

“Write your script with the most adventurous characters imaginable.
Tell others, get out your comfort zone, don’t worry about what they may say.
Question your own action, presentation, use all of your inspiring stickers.
Ask what it will take? The implement it to be victorious!”
― Joseph S. Spence Sr.

“A silenced leader's gaze stifles the oppressor”
― Andy I. Svikiro

“To go out into nature is to explore the mind of the creator.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“Get to know who you are instead of waiting for some magical person to walk into your life and make you more adventurous, richer, nicer, smarter, sexier, or more relaxed in your own skin. That's too big a job for anyone to take on anyway. At the end of the day, all anyone wants to be is loved and appreciated, not burdened with your unresolved issues.”
― Andrea Bain, Single Girl Problems: Why Being Single Isn't a Problem to Be Solved

“Self-questioning and self-identification go hand in hand. It is surprising how little life changes. Most of the days that we spend working, playing, praying, loving, and eating are predictably uneventful. They produce no dramatic events, do not engender acts of high resolve, do not require examination of our morals, or necessitate the questioning of our ethical guideposts. We do not test ourselves daily. In fact, we spend most of our daylight hours attempting to avoid highflying situations that we cannot control. Fear of encountering ugly little surprises hinders a careful person from undertaking an adventure that entails the potentiality of surviving a crisis that will prompt them to grow and in doing so act to define the evolution of the self. Actions, not our words, reveal personal character.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“Life is too short for fearmongering and becoming ensnarled in lengthy periods of depression. We must use our time judiciously and never waver in our scared quest striving to achieve what one seeks. A person whom encounters no difficulties along the way, or only finds relatively minor troubles, probably does not want much out of life. When times are too tame, it is probable that we allowed a certain pall of inertia to set in. One cannot sail on a meek wind. When life is too tranquil, we should be suspicious of our charted designation. When life is too calm, it is possible that we will shortly run aground. When we experience no resistance in our path, we probably did not depart on a worthwhile journey in the first place. One must act diligently to scout out a meaningful destination. I must rest when tired, but I can never become complacent and snooze through life. I can never surrender what I seek. Striving means a willingness to make mistakes in good faith and to continue to go on undeterred by past mistakes. Any motivated person is bound to make mistakes pursing challenging goals and occasionally fall short of his or her intended short-term or midrange mark. In order to achieve worthy long-term goals, person must exhibit mental flexibility and adapt to every obstacle blocking their path.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“Round the World. Someone is waiting to be with you. Something is waiting for you to be explored. Round The World.”
― Talha Naeem

“This is heaven- sunshine, coffee, and muffin."
"You're so different from everyone else," he teased.
"How so?" she asked, and took another eager bite.
"Other girls are so worried about the way they look."
"What?" She sprayed out part of the muffin and coffee. "What's wrong with the way I look?"
"Nothing," he answered, but there was amusement in his eyes. "You look great."
She handed back the muffin and the coffee, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. "Then why did you say I don't worry about the way I look?"
"I just mean other girls spend hours in front of the mirror and you obviously don't. You seem like the right kind of person to go on adventures with," he answered in a dreamy kind of way. "That's what I want to do. Go on a dig, maybe. Wouldn't you like to uncover mummies or discover an unknown temple in the jungles of Cambodia?"
"Why?" she asked with a rising sense of uneasiness. "When you're safe and at home, adventures might seem like fun, but when you're living them, they're not."
"I thought you'd enjoy roughing it," he explained. "You don't seem to care about appearances.”
― Lynne Ewing, The Lost One

“They shared the monkfish-liver pâté and the finely chopped tuna and scallions with ginger sauce.
"Remember the time we had puffer fish at that restaurant in New York?" Isaac asked as he tasted the monkfish.
Elliott slowly shook his head as he answered. "How can I forget? I was scared to death. Every time I have liver, no matter where it comes from, the puffer-fish liver crosses my mind. I sat there praying that the chef knew what he was doing when he cut out the poison part."
"You didn't seem scared," said Isaac.
"That's because I didn't want you to think I was unadventurous. We had just met then. I was trying to impress you."
"Well, you did," said Isaac. "I'd been in town for only a few months, and I thought you were such a sophisticated New Yorker. I was trying not to seem like a rube."
"You know," said Elliot, "I read that Japanese fish farmers are mass-producing poison-free puffer fish."
Isaac shrugged. "Kinda takes the mystique away, doesn't it? I mean, where's the thrill? Where's the risk? You might as well be eating tuna.”
― Mary Jane Clark, Footprints in the Sand

“You can own the title of adventurous beginner from day one of your knitting journey. You can be an experienced knitter for half your life and still be an adventurous beginner. This book will ask you to try alternative ways of creating techniques already familiar to you. Frolic in learning with the light-heartedness of a child running in a meadow.”
― Brandi Cheyenne Harper, Knitting for Radical Self-Care: A Modern Guide

“The more adventures, the better.”
― Robin S. Baker

“Live every day as if it's your last, and while you're at it; remember life is too short to drink bad red wine.”
― Hugo Smienk, The Broken Traveler: A Memoir of Heartbreak, Healing and Adventure

“Don't be beautiful
They keep saying that beautiful is something a girl needs to be. But honestly? Just forget that. Don't be beautiful. Be klutzy, be angry, be intelligent, be interesting, be funny, be adventurous, be crazy, be talented-there is an eternity of other things to be than beautiful. And what is beautiful anyway, but a set of letters strung together to make a word? Be your own definition of amazing, always. That is so much more important than being beautiful, ever.”
― Nikita Gill

“I love strawberry ice cream."
I blinked, confused. "Yes, I saw you chugging your In-N-Out milkshakes like you'd spent forty days in the desert. But what does that have to do with feelings?"
He tugged my hand. "No, listen. I mean, I've always ordered it whenever I go to an ice cream store, because I know I like it, even the cheap kind that's like the Ghost of Strawberries Past. Until I met you, I was basically treating my life like strawberry ice cream. I'd found something that I was good at, that I knew worked for me, and just did that, day in, day out. I told myself that this was what it took to be successful, but deep down I was afraid of fucking up, just the same way my parents are terrified of fucking up. I was afraid if I got close to someone, I'd make a mess and disappoint them.
"But now, with you, I want to try the whole ice cream parlor. I want to order, like, a monster sundae with all the crazy flavors I can think of. Blueberry cheesecake and mocha almond fudge and mango sorbet."
It still wasn't adding up. "You want to try new things because of me?"
"I want to be brave," he said earnestly. "To give my all to everything, even though it might not work out." He swallowed hard. "You're so strong, Ellie, and you believe in me. I want to be worthy of that. Worthy of your faith and your strength.”
― Sarah Chamberlain, The Slowest Burn