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John Burroughs Naturalist, Writer
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"Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man."

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Lewis Mumford Philosopher, Author
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"Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and need no special parking facilities."

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John Muir Naturalist, Writer
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"I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do."

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will.i.am Musician, Producer
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"If countries were people, England and France would be old men. Italy would be dead. Compared with them, America is in its 20s."

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Ziggy Marley Musician
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"I've opened up more by traveling outside Jamaica. It helps me to grow as a person to be outside of my element; to be on my own in a strange place meeting people."

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Lord Byron Poet, Novelist
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"What should I have known or written had I been a quiet, mercantile politician or a lord in waiting? A man must travel, and turmoil, or there is no existence."

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Eleanor Roosevelt Political Activist, Diplomat
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"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

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Bill Gates Business Magnate, Philanthropist
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"The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people, languages, ideas, and values together."

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Billy Wilder Film Director, Screenwriter
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"France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper."

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