"Vagabonding is about not merely reallotting a portion of your life for travel but rediscovering the entire concept of time."

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Source : Rolf Potts (2002). “Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel”, p.74, Ballantine Books

Rolf Potts

#Portions Quotes #Concept Of Time Quotes #Concepts Quotes

“Because youâ€™re a creation of God, you reflect the Divine qualities of creativity, wisdom, and love.”
“And I'm not very coordinated, either. Only on ice skates, not in real life.”
“Take a look at the world and laugh”
“It's very hard to describe to people sometimes the way I grew up, because it wasn't like my parents were irresponsible. They weren't necessarily reckless, but they were bringing all types of energy into the house, all kinds of people.”
“Have you ever rightly considered what the mere ability to read means? That it is the key which admits us to the whole world of thought and fancy and imagination? to the company of saint and sage, of the wisest and the wittiest at their wisest and wittiest moment? That it enables us to see with the keenest eyes, hear with the finest ears, and listen to the sweetest voices of all time? More than that, it annihilates time and space for us.”
“To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world.”
“My parents sent me to Montreal because I kept getting kicked out of school in France.”
“If ever there was a time this country needed the intervention of God, it is now.”

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