"The word adventure has gotten overused. For me, when everything goes wrong - that's when adventure starts"

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Yvon Chouinard

#Adventure Quotes #Overused Quotes

“My ideas had been taking a socialistic shape for many years; but they were lacking in definite outline.”

Source : Edward Carpenter (1916). “My days and dreams: being autobiographical notes”
“I don't have any plans to pursue film acting. It's not my thing anymore, if it ever was. Yes, I do still act sometimes. But when I do, it's with people I know and trust, people who respect me as a person and appreciate what I have to offer.”
“Try to imagine where we'd be without you, darlin', and then maybe you'll see just how lucky we got.”
“It's true, some senior Hungarian writers are not known for their laughter. There is a strong Germanic influence - an attitude that if it's enjoyable it can't possibly be literature.”
“People create the reality they need in order to discover themselves”

Source : Ernest Becker (1997). “The Denial of Death”, p.158, Simon and Schuster
“It is dreadful when something weighs on your mind, not to have a soul to unburden yourself to. You know what I mean. I tell my piano the things I used to tell you.”
“The thing that kills me is all these bands that use huge words in their lyrics, 'I'm swimming in a vortex of apathy.' I'm like, 'What?' I don't walk up to a friend and go 'That's a stylin' looking vortex of apathy you've got there pal. I was swimming up a river of deceit myself.'”
“Why don't you just ease up a little bit, just be professional. Maybe you're over-investing - maybe you're caring a little too much.”

Source : "Sonja Sohn ReWires Baltimore". Interview with Elizabeth Gettelman, www.motherjones.com. March 15, 2012.

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