#rave

If travel were so inspiring and informing a business...then the wisest men in the world would be deck hands on tramp steamers, Pullman porters, and Mormon missionaries. ↗

— Sinclair Lewis

#travel #business

I was inspired to write Countdown 'til Daddy Comes Home when I searched for books to help my 4 year daughter cope with her father deploying to Afghanistan and found nothing that quite fit our situation. My book is not only a great story for kids it has real suggestions for parents on how to keep you family connected during deployments or frequent business travel. ↗

— Kristin Ayyar

#deployment #military-family #military-kids #miss-daddy #traveling-parent

Whatever the reason we first mustered the _Apollo_ program, however mired it was in Cold War nationalism and the instruments of death, the inescapable recognition of the unity and fragility of the Earth is its clear and luminous dividend, the unexpected final gift of _Apollo_. What began in deadly competition has helped us to see that global cooperation is the essential precondition for our survival. Travel is broadening. It's time to hit the road again. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#earth #exploration #space-travel #death

Rocinante was of more value for a true traveller than a jet plane. Jet planes were for business men. ↗

— Graham Greene

#don-quixote #flying #travel #business

Some have won a wild delight, By daring wilder sorrow; Could I gain thy love to-night, I'd hazard death to-morrow. ↗

— Charlotte Brontë

#daring #love #poetry #risk #death

It's bad enough I have to be trapped in a car with you children. You'll do your best not to act like children. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#morganville-vampires #oliver #rachel-caine #road-trip #traveling

I hate traveling with amateurs. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#morganville-vampires #oliver #packing #rachel-caine #travel

If you have to ask, you'll never know. If you know, you need only ask."- Helena Ravenclaw. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#death

Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe. ↗

— Christopher Paolini

#courage #nobility #courage

Nearly all men have weak hearts, in one way or another. ↗

— Steven J. Carroll

#bravery #courage #determination #inspirational #justice