“I used to wonder how a man of birth and spirit could endure to be wholly insignificant and obscure in a foreign country, when he might live with lustre in his own.” MenCountryMightUsedSpiritWonderBirthTravelEndureObscureInsignificantForeign Countries Book:Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated)
“Time travel used to be thought of as just science fiction, but Einstein's general theory of relativity allows for the possibility that we could warp space-time so much that you could go off in a rocket and return before you set out.” UsedSpaceFictionPossibilityTheoryReturnTravelScience FictionUsed To BeTime TravelRocketsRelativityWarpSpace TimeRocket ScienceTheories Of RelativityGeneral Relativity Author:Stephen Hawking
“We all know we have a problem, a broad problem. Ninety-eight percent of the fuel that is used by our vehicles, our autos and trucks for personal and commercial purposes, for highway and air travel operates on oil. The world has the same problem.” KnowsWorldProblemUsedPurposeAirTravelPercentEightOilFuelBroadsVehicleFunny TravelHighwaysTruckNinetyAir TravelNinety Eight Author:John Olver
“Loneliness is an integral part of travelling. I used to think it was the downside to travelling, but now I realise it is a necessary educative part of it to be embraced.” ThinkingUsedLonelinessTravelRealising Author:David Mitchell
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!” LifeShouldWellsBodyDeathUsedJourneyChildhoodAdventureInspirational LifeTravelSafetySuicideIntentionCloudsGravesSmokeLife ChangingWowRidingWornTraveledPreservationHuntersMotorcycleLoathingArrivingSelf PreservationTravel AdventureWorn OutAdventure And TravelLife Is An AdventureBikersWhat Is LifeProclaimingGonzoLife AdventureAdventure And LifeWant To TravelLife Well LivedLife And TimeFear And LoathingFinaleYou Only Live OnceHarleyOne Life To LiveLiving Life WellAdventurous LifeGonzo JournalismPrettinessGreat JourneysMotorcycle Riding Author:Hunter S. Thompson
“People say there's delays on flights. Delays, really? New York to California in five hours, that used to take 30 years, a bunch of people used to die on the way there, have a baby, you would end up with a whole different group of people by the time you got there. Now you watch a movie and [go to the toilet] and you're home.” PeopleWayInspirationalYearsDifferentEndsWholeHomeFunnyUsedDiesHoursWatchesFiveGroupsNew YorkBabyTravelSillyBunchFlightCaliforniaFunny TravelDelayToilets Author:Louis C. K.
“Although my book is banned I am still allowed to go to China and travel. There is no longer the kind of control that Mao used to have-there have been deep fundamental changes in society.” KindHas BeensStillsBookUsedTravelFundamentalsChinaFunny TravelCornyBannedMaoChanges In Society Author:Jung Chang
“I have great luck. I'm used to people dying and going away. Not used to it exactly - but I expect it. Like, whenever people go off on a trip, I save their phone messages because I think they might die.” PeopleThinkingMightUsedDiesDyingTravelMessagesLuckPhonesGoing AwayFunny TravelPeople Dying Author:Rose McGowan
“I used to think that nails-down-a-chalkboard was the worst sound in the world. Then I moved on to people-eating-cereal-on-the-phone. But only this week did I stumble across the rightful winner: it's the sound of a baggage carousel coming to a grinding halt, having reunited every passenger on your flight with their luggage, except for you.” PeopleThinkingWorldUsedSoundWeekWorstTravelEatingMovedPhonesFlightWinnerNailsHaltPassengersBaggageMoved OnCerealLuggageReunitedCarouselsChalkboardsI Moved On Author:Sloane Crosley
“The traveler used to go about the world to encounter the natives. A function of travel agencies now is to prevent this encounter.” WorldUsedTravelFunctionAgencyEncountersTraveler Book:The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America Source: The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America