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35 Inspiring Quotes When You Become Painfully Comfortable Staying In The Same Place

When someone leaves let them go without a chase. 
Kirsten Corley
February 28, 2017
“For what it's worth: it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you find you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over again.”
— Eric Roth, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Tagged: The Person You'll Become, The Art of Awareness, Philosophy, Love
“Traveling shows us that we have more similarities with people from other cultures than differences, that the world isn’t that scary after all, and that people are fundamentally good.”
— Kristin Addis, 22 Ways Traveling Alone Changes You For The Better
Tagged: travel, self, inspiration, Wanderlust, World, Earth, Culture, humanity
“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that god damn mountain.”
— Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums
Tagged: travel, Wanderlust, Adventure, Lust For Life, Writers
“There’s something about arriving in new cities, wandering empty streets with no destination. I will never lose the love for the arriving, but I’m born to leave.”
— Charlotte Eriksson, Empty Roads & Broken Bottles; in search for The Great Perhaps
Tagged: Soul Searching, Adventure, travel, Love, Leaving, Life In Transit, Writers
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings
Tagged: travel, wander, lost
“You’ve got to embrace discomfort. It’s the only way you can put yourself in situations where you can learn, and the only way you can keep your senses fresh once you’re there.”
— Louis CK, Louis C.K.'s GQ Cover Story - May 2014
Tagged: Don't Give Up, Discomfort, Comfortable In Uncomfortable Situations, learn, Growth
“You’re allowed to leave any story you don’t find yourself in. You’re allowed to leave any story you don’t love yourself in.”
— Rania Naim, You’re Allowed To Leave
Tagged: Leaving, Moving On, Self-Love
“We sometimes look at leaving as a bad thing or associate it with giving up or quitting, but sometimes leaving is the best thing you can do for yourself.”
— Rania Naim, You’re Allowed To Leave
Tagged: Leaving, Moving On, Self-Love
“Of all the comrades that e'er I had
They are sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e'er I had
They would wish me one more day to stay”
— Ed Sheeran, The Parting Glass
Tagged: Leaving, Letting Go, Love
“If you’re single, you can take the opportunity to travel and explore the world on your own. Learn a new language, a new culture and lead a different way of life.”
— Eumi Er, 8 Reasons Why You Should Be Single in Your 20s
Tagged: Single Life, travel, languages
“Don't let anyone ever make you feel like you don't deserve what you want. Go for it.”
— Heath Ledger, 10 Things I Hate About You
Tagged: Dating, Relationships Movie Tips
“We have no way of knowing what lays ahead for us in the future. All we can do is use the information at hand to make the decision possible. It's gonna be fine. Your whole life is gonna be fine. ”
— Christopher Walkens, Wedding Crashers
Tagged: Life Quotes, Don't Give Up
“Do something that pays the bills, and something that makes you happy. Then repeat this cycle until the latter does both.”
— Gloria Atanmo, From Excuses to Excursions: How I Started Traveling the World
Tagged: Happiness, travel, Wanderlust
“If you want something bad enough, no dollar amount will come in the way of that. Don’t let the size of your dreams intimidate you.”
— Gloria Atanmo, From Excuses to Excursions: How I Started Traveling the World
Tagged: Traveling, Wanderlust, Dreams
“You got a dream you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves they tell you, you can't do it. If you want something, go get it, period.”
— Will Smith, Why Do We Fall - Motivational Video - Motivational Video- Motivational Video
Tagged: Motivational Speech, Sports, Motivational
“You have to dig deep down, dig deep down inside and ask yourselves who do you want to be?  Figuring out for yourself what makes you happy. No matter how crazy it may sound to other people.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger, Why Do We Fall - Motivational Video - Motivational Video- Motivational Video
Tagged: Motivational Speech, Sports
“If you are not making someone else's life better then you are wasting your time.”
— Will Smith, Why Do We Fall - Motivational Video - Motivational Video- Motivational Video
Tagged: Motivational Speech, Sports
“Because every day is a new day. Every moment is a new moment. Now you've got to go out and show them that you're a new creature.”
— Ray Lewis, Why Do We Fall - Motivational Video - Motivational Video- Motivational Video
Tagged: Motivational Speech, Sports
“It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what’s changed, is you.”
— Eric Roth, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button(Screenplay)
Tagged: Home, Change, Same
“And when someone leaves, let them go without a chase. Allow them to figure out what they need to. And trust once they find those answers they are look-ing for, they’ll come back.”
— Kirsten Corley, But Before You Leave
Tagged: Leaving, Lost Love
“Travel it leaves you speechless then turns you into a storyteller.”
— Unknown, Facebook
Tagged: Change, judging
“Don't be afraid to change.”
— Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
Tagged: Happiness, Traveling, Love, Life
“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.”
— Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
Tagged: Happiness, Traveling, Love, Life
“If you’ve ever thought of changing the world, if you’ve ever said to yourself, ‘There must be more to life than this,’ you’re not the only one.”
— Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
Tagged: Happiness, Traveling, Love, Life
“Any given moment can change your life. For some people it’s a conversation that opens the doors of possibility: a new business opportunity, perhaps, or a new relationship. For others it’s the sudden shift in perspective: I don’t have to live like this anymore.”
— Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
Tagged: Happiness, Traveling, Love, Life
“I knew it was something that I needed to do for myself. If I didn’t do it, I would always wonder about what could have been.”
— Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
Tagged: Happiness, Traveling, Love, Life
“You can deal with setbacks, misadventures, and even disasters as long as you still believe you can overcome the hardships and see your way to the end.”
— Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
Tagged: Happiness, Traveling, Love, Life
“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.”
— George Moore, The Brook Kerith
Tagged: Home, travel, Searching
“Personally, I like going places where I don't speak the language, don't know anybody, don't know my way around and don't have any delusions that I'm in control. Disoriented, even frightened, I feel alive, awake in ways I never am at home.”
— Michael Mewshaw, VagaBonding
Tagged: travel, Wanderlust
“Travel is never a matter of money but of courage. I spent a large part of my youth traveling the world as a hippie. And what money did I have then? None. I barely had enough to pay for my fare. But I still consider those to have been the best years of my youth. The great lessons I learned has been precisely those that my journeys had taught me.”
— Paulo Coelho, PauloCoelho
Tagged: travel, Wanderlust