Quotes of: Adventure Keyword

How can a deer tell when a leaf falls silent in the forest? She hears it breathing differently.

Running from Safety: An Adventure of the Spirit

Unlike what you may be told in other sectors of life, when observing the universe, size does matter, which often leads to polite ‘telescope envy’ at gatherings of amateur astronomers.

The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist

I learned from her that every woman is worried about her looks, no matter how beautiful she is.

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

I couldn't claim that I was smarter than sixty-five other guys--but the average of sixty-five other guys, certainly!

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

He doesn't yearn for a better, different life than the one he has - because he knows he's got a home in this one.

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living.

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

No one understands and appreciates the American Dream of hard work leading to material rewards better than a non-American.

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Tokyo is a very safe city. At night it becomes quiet the way New York never does.

Little Adventures in Tokyo: 39 Thrills for the Urban Explorer

Seeing all life in perfect symmetry. Perceiving each day with righteous clarity. Living each moment in purposed reality. Believing each day is the start of eternity.

Love, Adventure and Other Noble Quests

It's not MAN who is the scourge of the world, it's a single culture. One culture out of hundreds of thousands of cultures. Our culture.

The Story of B: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

Here's your first problem," he said, pointing at a sentence. "'Religion is the opium of the people.' Well, I don't know about people, but I think you'll find that the opium of pirates is actual opium.

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Communists

My voice has expanded. It's unfurled in directions I didn't know it could go. And, in some ways, it isn't even what I thought it was.

Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer's Search for Wonder in the Natural World

Running is a simple activity. Just lace up your shoes and go, one step at a time, like each breath.

Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth

There are two books that impressed me when I was very young. One was 'The Adventures of Augie March' - the idea of having something so generous, and so adventurous and improvisatory. The other was 'The U.S.A. Trilogy,' by John Dos Passos.

E. L. Doctorow

Bernadette: [to Bob] Believe me, Bob, these days gentlemen are an endangered species. Unlike bloody drag queens who just keep breeding like rabbits.

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Felicia: [to Tick] Do you think I'm going to let you walk away with all the attention? No chance, come on girls. Let's go shopping.

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

[after their bus breaks down in the middle of the outback] Tick: What's happening? Felicia: Um, I don't know. Bernadette: Oh, my God! Oh, Felicia. Where the Fuckawei?

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Felicia: [after showing him the bus he had bought for their trip] Ta-da! What do you think? Tick: When do we have to return it to the school?

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

[last lines] Tick: No that's enough. Oh, my tits are falling down. [explosions] Tick: Jesus! Thank you! Thank you, it's good to be home!

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Felicia: Well, girls, what can I say? Here's to a secret very well kept. Bernadette: Shame it's not gonna stay that way, isn't it?

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Bernadette: [to Tick] Oh, that's a novel idea. Let's stuff ourselves to death. Imagine the headlines: "Whales Beach Themselves In The Outback". "Mystery Bum Sticks Dead In Drag".

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert