Travel Quotes Quotes

Give full attention to life’s moments and the images you capture will be everlasting.

~ Gina Greenlee

The adventures of a lifetime begin with “Yes.

~ Gina Greenlee

Whether you need to make a call or answer one,don’t put your passions on hold.

~ Gina Greenlee

Though I have not lived in New York City for more than two decades, these storytellers – from the United States, Britain and Canada – have touched my heart with their openness, inspired me with their joie de vivre and deepened my appreciation for my hometown as a worldwide phenomenon. Welcome to our New York.

~ Gina Greenlee

Fear not your flame as you flood your caverns with firelight.

~ Gina Greenlee

By necessity, we are direct and swift in speech and movement. This is the true dynamic that underlies our apocryphal rudeness. Also true: we do not make eye contact. Neither do we encourage it. Consider the number of humans a New Yorker will pass on a given day – on the subway, in a train or bus terminal, in an office or simply walking down the street. To facilitate speed and minimize drama, it’s productive to keep one’s eyes focused ahead.

~ Gina Greenlee

You’d be surprised who will back down when you speak up.

~ Gina Greenlee

For all the energy directed toward the stratagem of big city living, New Yorkers are never too distracted to respond to, and more often, proactively assist visitors. Tourists tracing the routes of subway maps with their fingers, squinting at street signs or staring at a slip of paper with confusion are typical recipients of our generosity. We know our city can be as challenging as it is fascinating, and we want visitors to have a good experience.

~ Gina Greenlee

No map? No problem. Let commitment and determination lead the way.

~ Gina Greenlee

I know when people think of New York, they think of theater, restaurants, cultural landmarks and shopping,” I told him. “But beyond the iconic skyline and the news from Wall Street, New York is a collection of villages. In our neighborhoods, we attend school, play Kick the Can, handball and ride our bikes. I grew up knowing the names and faces of the baker, the shoe repair family, the Knish man and the Good Humor man who sold me and the other kids in my neighborhood half a popsicle for a nickel. My father took me to the playground where he pushed me on the swing, helped balance me on the seesaw and watched as I hung upside down by my feet on the monkey bars. Yes,” I told the interviewer, “people actually grow up in New York.

~ Gina Greenlee

Want more fizz in your life? Shake things up.

~ Gina Greenlee

Practice trust in small matters for huge returns in the large ones.

~ Gina Greenlee

Nothing is lost in a stumble, only in the refusal to get up.

~ Gina Greenlee

The alchemy of diamonds from the rough is to mine every moment.

~ Gina Greenlee

Experiment with grounding yourself with who you are, not what you do.

~ Gina Greenlee

Those who walk the talk get the work.

~ Gina Greenlee

As long as you’re breathing, it’s never too late to reconnect with a long-held love.

~ Gina Greenlee

If you’ve broken any promises you’ve made to yourself, now is the time to make up for it.

~ Gina Greenlee

May find the right road to travel on.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

As we travel to new places we gain new perspectives and renew our thinking.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

From centuries ago before the dawn of civilization, I have been wandering. I am the wanderer. I can't stay at one place. I am destined to wander from place to place!And I keep wandering in search of a nothingness. The river embraces me and guides me to swim inside her and to drink the nectar of love from her bosom. She tells me her secrets and I tell her mine. She makes me sensitive and soft.The mountain greets me with respect and guides me to traverse the rocks and crevices of its body! He is strong and vigorous and he appreciates my stamina and toughness.After dusk in the night, the stars smile at me and they show me light to travel in the darkness. They tell me their stories and I tell them mine.The moon embalms me with her love and she kisses me good night. The nightingale sings her song of love when I take rest in the arms of darkness in the night!And after the dawn of the morning, the sun greets me and acknowledges my spirit and strength!I am the wanderer and I keep wandering in search of a nothingness.I am the wanderer and wandering is my destiny!

~ Avijeet Das

Rest and repose are as much a part of life’s journeys as seeing all we came to see.

~ Gina Greenlee