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For the first time in history, mankind had an instrument that could help him reach his destination safely.
From Longitude by Dava Sobel
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
From The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
Understanding the brain opens the door to understanding ourselves.
From A Thousand Brains by Jeff Hawkins
The art of doing nothing allows us to reconnect.
From Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving by Celeste Headlee
The forest is a living entity, teeming with secrets and stories waiting to be discovered.
From The Mushroom Hunters: On the Trail of an Underground America by Langdon Cook
Specific knowledge is found by pursuing your genuine curiosity and passion rather than whatever is hot right now.
Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.
From Becoming by Michelle Obama
I can’t give you the answers, but I can give you the questions.
From Open by Andre Agassi
To be free is to be yourself.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
From What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
You cannot find yourself in the past or the future.
From The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Finding my voice has been a journey of self-acceptance.
From More Myself by Alicia Keys
Let your fear be a compass, not a cage.
From Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones
You must be willing to be surprised by what you find.
From Draft No. 4 by John McPhee
Life is not a song. Life is not a story. Life is a journey we must take ourselves.
From The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Clarity comes from understanding your own values and priorities.
From The Joy of Missing Out by Tonya Dalton
To realize that you are not the voice in your head is the beginning of mental liberation.
From The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
The moment we begin to seek, we are already lost.
From The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
Creativity is a function of flow; the more you experience flow, the more creative you become.
From The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler
Religion is what an individual does with his own solitariness.
Our job is to make the unknown known.
From Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
We are capable of more than we know.
From What Doesn't Kill Us by Scott Carney
I realized that I had been saying no to things that I wanted to say yes to.
From Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
We are not just one thing; we are many things.
From The Multi-Hyphen Life by Emma Gannon
Every encounter with an octopus can be a revelation.
From The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
The periodic table is a map of the elements, a guide through the universe’s building blocks.
From The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Travel is the ultimate form of self-discovery.
From The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes by Carl Hoffman
At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.
From What Would Frida Do? by Arianna Davis
Challenge the narratives that tell you who you should be.
From The Self-Love Revolution by Virgie Tovar
Success is not about climbing up the ladder; it's about knowing what you want.
From Thrive by Arianna Huffington
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
The discovery of a lost poem can change the way we see the world.
From The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
Embrace the discomfort that comes with growth.
From Finding Ultra by Rich Roll
Writing is a process of discovery.
From On Writing Well by William Zinsser
The Dead Sea Scrolls are among the most important archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century.
From The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Lim
What we know matters, but who we are matters more.
From The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
Your financial journey is unique to you.
From Get Good with Money by Tiffany Aliche
The struggle is a part of the journey.
From What Doesn't Kill Us by Scott Carney
Every generation must rediscover the knowledge of their ancestors.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
Mushrooms are the hidden treasures of the forest, waiting to be discovered.
From The Mushroom Hunters: On the Trail of an Underground America by Langdon Cook
The quest to find patterns is what drives scientific discovery.
From The Pattern Seekers by Simon Baron-Cohen
The divine is found within each person, not imposed from without.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
The simple act of breathing has been overlooked for far too long.
Understanding the code of life is the key to understanding ourselves.
From The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
When you find your voice, you find your power.
From Find Your Voice by Caroline Goyder
Your career path is unique; own it and make it work for you.
From Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot and Relaunch Their Careers by Wendy Sachs
To be oneself, one must be free.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.
From The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
The individual has always to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
From The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche
Longitude is the most important thing in the world, but it is also the most elusive.
From Longitude by Dava Sobel
Learning is a process of discovery, not a process of instruction.
The thrill of finding a rare mushroom is akin to uncovering a lost treasure.
From The Mushroom Hunters: On the Trail of an Underground America by Langdon Cook
I realized that I was saying no to things that scared me, and that was not the way to live.
From Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
The discovery of the body is where the real adventure lies.
From Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
The act of writing is an act of discovery.
Everything you need is already within you.
The process of modeling can reveal hidden patterns.
From The Model Thinker by Scott E. Page
Life is a continuous process of discovery.
From The Periodic Table by Primo Levi
Finding your voice is about discovering who you truly are.
From Find Your Voice by Caroline Goyder
You are what your deep driving desire is.
From The Upanishads by Anonymous
People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being.
From The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.
From The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Art has a way of healing the soul, revealing the beauty that exists within us.
From The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life's Work at 72 by Molly Peacock
Sometimes, the best way to learn about AI is to let it teach you about itself.
To know the world is to know oneself.
From The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis
Most people are unaware of how their breathing affects their lives.
From The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown
Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.
From Permission to Dream by Chris Gardner
Religion is not a matter of being right or wrong, but of being true to oneself.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
Understanding the elements helps us understand ourselves.
From The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Exploring rituals can lead us to discover new meanings in our lives.
From The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile
The only thing you can do is to be yourself.
The more we learn about fungi, the more we learn about ourselves.
From Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
I learned that I am not just a singer, but a creator of my own destiny.
From More Myself by Alicia Keys
Our bodies are capable of far more than we give them credit for.
From Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson
Every season brings new opportunities to discover the bounty of the wild.
From The Mushroom Hunters: On the Trail of an Underground America by Langdon Cook
Create a life that feels good on the inside.
It's important to create a life that reflects your values.
From More Than Enough by Elaine Welteroth
It’s never too late to start living a life that you love.
From Finding Ultra by Rich Roll
The great discovery of the cholera epidemic was that the disease was not a miasma, but a contagion.
From The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Curiosity is the engine of discovery.
You are capable of more than you know; push your limits.
From Let Your Mind Run by Deena Kastor
Being a genius is about finding the way that works for you.
From The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
The journey of science is a journey of self-discovery.
From The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra
The history of wealth creation is a history of discovery and innovation.
From The Origin of Wealth by Eric Beinhocker
The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.
From Draft No. 4 by John McPhee
You write to figure out what you think.
From Draft No. 4 by John McPhee
You will find that your body can do much more than you think it can.
He believed that the Amazon held secrets that could change the world.
From The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone.
From The Rebel by Albert Camus
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
When we push our limits, we discover who we truly are.
From The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler
The most important thing in life is to be true to yourself.
From The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Longitude is a measure of time, as well as distance.
From Longitude by Dava Sobel
Each runner faced his own demons on the track, and overcoming them was part of the journey.
From The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascomb
Every masterpiece has its secrets, waiting to be uncovered.
From The Forger's Spell by Edward Dolnick
Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.
From You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
The more you know yourself, the more you can trust yourself.
From The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey
You must take risks to find your true voice.
From The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
To meditate is to become intimate with oneself.
Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if you will ever dig.
From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius