"What better way to discover the unknown than to follow your instincts instead of your plans."

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Source : Rolf Potts (2002). “Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel”, p.125, Ballantine Books

Rolf Potts

#Way Quotes #Instinct Quotes #Plans Quotes

“One of the hardest things was learning that I was worth recovery”
“You need to WANT to change. You need to be willing to do the work.”
“It makes that a virtue which is not a virtue, and that a crime which is not a crime. Religion consists in a round of observances that have no relation whatever to natural goodness, but which rather exclude it by being a substitute for it. Penances and pilgrimages take the place of justice and mercy, benevolence and charity. Such a religion, so far from being a purifier, is the great corrupter of morals.”
“Neophyte writers tend to believe that there is something magical about ideas and that if they can just get a hold of a good one, then their futures are ensured.”
“Im happy to say that at 62, I think Ive reached that point where stuff doesnt bother me as much, and my gratitude level has gone way up, especially having gone through the loss that Ive had, and losing so many of the great artists that I was close to. They taught me how to see it with a grain of salt and a lot of humor and perspective.”
“I suppose Roger had the license to do anything that fitted the venue.”
“I had only two jobs my entire life Taco Bell for six months and Kroger's Food store for one day!”
“I get uncomfortable in large groups of people and loud music.”

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