"I marvel at how quickly unfamiliar experiences transform into mundane reality." — Cory Richards The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within
"Relentlessly pursuing happiness can subconsciously reinforce discontent because the story we’re telling ourselves is that we aren’t happy." — Cory Richards The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within
"Imagining a feeling of happiness, especially during meditation, starts to shape our lives toward it despite no external factors changing at all." — Cory Richards The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within
"'Asking for help isn’t giving up,' said the horse. 'It’s refusing to give up.'" — Charlie Mackesy The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
"Hard as it might be to accept, trying to fix someone is deeply narcissistic behavior." — Cory Richards The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within
"I am and always will be the optimist. The hoper of far-flung hopes and the dreamer of improbable dreams." — 11th Doctor Doctor Who, "The Almost People"
"All I can say is to never, ever stop believing that things are possible. It may be cliché, but don’t be afraid to dream. Someone once said that luck is simply preparedness meets opportunity. Be prepared. And dream away." — Rebecca Nimerfroh Stay Wild Magazine, Winter 2016, "Slurpee Waves"
"We’re all stories, in the end… just make it a good one, eh?" — 11th Doctor Doctor Who, "The Big Bang"
"Dreams have a funny way of becoming reality when you put yourself in the position for them to happen." — Katie Lambert Alpinist Magazine, Issue 66, "Magic Line"
"If you set out with purpose to do something amazing, you invariably find that circumstance will lend a hand." — Andy Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick's Climbing Notes, "Hard Things Easy"
"It’s not about a list. It’s about the experiences. The list just gets you out there." — Brendon Leonard Semi-Rad, "The Point Of Doing Pointless Things With Your Friends"
"Setting goals and being too focused on your goal can prevent you from taking other opportunities that are presenting themselves to you. It’s better to lead your life by dreams and what if’s than by concrete goals that you’re 100% dedicated to." — Unknown heard on a podcast
"Set goals for what you want to feel rather than what you want to accomplish. Nothing ever goes quite to plan, so leave yourself open to opportunities." — Unknown heard on a podcast
"If we’ve written the endings before we’ve lived them, we’re doomed for disappointment." — Andrew Steven Adventure Journal, "Trail Weight: Losing 100 Pounds to Hike the John Muir Trail"
"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine." — Darren Hardy The Compound Effect
"What’s the point of being grown up if you can’t be childish sometimes?" — 4th Doctor Doctor Who, "Robot"
"When you’re a kid, they tell you it’s all… Grow up, get a job, get married, get a house, have a kid, and that’s it. But the truth is, the world is so much stranger than that. It’s so much darker. And so much madder. And so much better." — Elton Pope Doctor Who, "Love and Monsters"
"[Age] is in your head. It’s whatever you believe. You know, my parents were old when they were in their 40s; that’s the way they thought. The way they acted. It was their assumptions about life. I’m not like that; I think you can talk yourself into anything. Age is just a number, as long as your body is willing. Age is meaningless." — Dierdre Wolownick (Alex Honnold's mom) Adventure Journal
"The journey you travel on your feet is less important than the distance you cover in your head." — Mishka Shubaly
"If you cultivate your ability to create Adventure, wherever you are, you will feel alive." — Paul Ramer Backcountry Magazine, Issue 2, "Where's the Adventure?"
