#places

Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer. All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer. Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it. I was going to be a lawyer, but I got saved. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

#being #ever #explorer #gave #go

By 'flat' I did not mean that the world is getting equal. I said that more people in more places can now compete, connect and collaborate with equal power and equal tools than ever before. That's why an Indian in Bangalore can take care of the office work of American doctors or read the X-rays of German hospitals. ↗

— Thomas Friedman

#before #care #collaborate #compete #connect

Many musicians will say they don't care about the money yet they must commit themselves to appear at given times and places, and to produce what sells, whether they believe in it or not. It depends on contracts. ↗

— Lynette Fromme

#appear #believe #care #commit #contracts

The story of my life is about back entrances, side doors, secret elevators and other ways of getting in and out of places so that people won't bother me. ↗

— Greta Garbo

#back #bother #doors #elevators #entrances

One of the safest places to be in the world is the stage. ↗

— Frank Langella

#safest #stage #world

Estuaries are coastal bays, harbors, sounds and lagoons, places where rivers meet the sea. ↗

— Jim Gerlach

#coastal #estuaries #harbors #meet #places

If people want bells and whistles and all of that, there are bells and whistles available. If they don't want bells and whistles there are places to go where they are not available. ↗

— Jim Lehrer

#bells #bells and whistles #go #people #places

My hope is that we continue to nurture the places that we love, but that we also look outside our immediate worlds. ↗

— Annie Leibovitz

#continue #hope #immediate #look #love

There are still so many places on our planet that remain unexplored. I'd love to one day peel back the mystery and understand them. ↗

— Annie Leibovitz

#day #i #love #many #mystery

When you are younger, the camera is like a friend and you can go places and feel like you're with someone, like you have a companion. ↗

— Annie Leibovitz

#companion #feel #friend #go #like