“Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music- the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.” -Henry Miller

“The sign of intelligence is that you are constantly wondering. Idiots are always dead sure about every damn thing they are doing in their life.” -Vasudev

“And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it’s a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, in dimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed. That is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end.” -Pico Iyer

“In your head, a sunset can go on for days. You can eat up all the clouds in the sky.” -Yoko Ono

“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch– we are going back from whence we came.” -JFK

“Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living.” -Oscar de la Renta

“If at first you don’t succeed… Give up immediately. Do something else, come back.” -Tom Sachs

“You can’t TRY to do things, you must simply DO them.” -Ray Bradbury

“Be here now.” -Ram Dass