Orhan Pamuk
Novelist, Screenwriter
"Life can't be all that bad,' i'd think from time to time. 'Whatever happens, i can always take a long walk along the Bosphorus."
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Long Walks
43 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Joseph Joubert
Essayist, Moralist
"The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk."
Henry David Thoreau
Writer, Philosopher
"Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary."
Nelson Mandela
Political Leader
"I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination."
Nelson Mandela
Political Leader
"After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended."
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"If you want great tranquility/ It's hard work and a long walk"
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"With freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk has not ended yet."
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"Sometimes I long so much to do landscape, just as one would go for a long walk to refresh oneself, and in all of nature, in trees for instance, I see expression and a soul."
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"Ten minutes of a smartphone in front of your nose is about the equivalent of an hour long walk in bright daylight. Imagine going for an hour long walk in bright daylight and then thinking, "Now I'll get some sleep." It ain't going to happen."
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"The starting point of discovering who you are, your gifts, your talents, your dreams, is being comfortable with yourself. Spend time alone. Write in a journal. Take long walks in the woods."
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"I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge."
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"Fame, on its best day, is kind of like a friendly wave from a stranger by the side of the road. And when it's not so good, it's like a long walk home, all alone, with nobody in when you get there."
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"I also go on long walks with my dog, a golden retriever named Breeze-and I work out with weights at a health club a couple of times a week."
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"On the other hand, although I have a regular work schedule, I take time to go for long walks on the beach so that I can listen to what is going on inside my head. If my work isn't going well, I lie down in the middle of a workday and gaze at the ceiling while I listen and visualize what goes on in my imagination."
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"I know the joy of skating on a clear cold day. I know the joy of getting off a perfect drive in golf. I know the delight of a fine meal after a long walk. These are real and wholesome, but all of them put together can not approach the thrill of ridding yourself of fear!"
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"When I get stuck, I take a long walk outside or go to a movie. I get out of my own way so I can hear the quiet voices that hold all of the answers that connect the dots."
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"Video screenshot Facts and figures from Nelson Mandela's life, set to the trailer from 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.' "Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.""
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