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Adventurers Quotes

On explorers, risk-takers, and the deeds they leave behind.

This page gathers quotes celebrating adventurers as the ones who actually get things done, often more than the powerful figures who claim credit. One quote references the crusades to argue a religion shouldn't be blamed for a few individuals' actions.

This is a Solo Flight, but I want aviation enthusiasts and adventurers everywhere to join me in the endeavour.

Quotes by Steve Fossett

Instead of inventing imaginary friends, I invented whole imaginary worlds. They were elaborate scenarios about spies and adventurers and top secret missions. I crawled along my swing set, searching for escape routes from my maximum-security prison; I biked through the...

Quotes by Robin Wasserman

If there ever was a religious war full of terror, it was the crusades. But you can't blame Christianity because a few adventurers did this. That's my message.

Quotes by Moustapha Akkad

It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.

Quotes by Montesquieu

Alone Quotes

My undergraduate degree was in history, and I wish I had been smart enough to really excel at maths, physics, chemistry or biology because... the voyagers and adventurers and real contributors - that's where they come from.

Quotes by Michael Moritz

In the 19th century, we didn't much like the loud annexationist voices south of the border or American support for Sinn Fein adventurers who thought, by seizing the Canadian colonies, they could force Britain out of Ireland.

Quotes by Margaret MacMillan

The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all.

Quotes by John Updike

The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle than that of self-interest; this and this alone determines all adventurers in privateers: the owners, as well as those whom they employ.

Quotes by John Paul Jones

Bitcoin is absolutely the Wild West of finance, and thank goodness. It represents a whole legion of adventurers and entrepreneurs, of risk takers, inventors, and problem solvers. It is the frontier. Huge amounts of wealth will be created and destroyed...

Quotes by Erik Voorhees

Always Quotes

My idea of an amusement park story is getting adventurers to go tour environmental disaster areas. After all, if the entire Great Barrier Reef gets killed, which seems like an extremely lively possibility, what are you going to do with...

Quotes by Bruce Sterling

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of people do these adventurers quotes celebrate?
They focus on individuals who take real personal risk, aviators, voyagers, historical figures, framing bold individual action as more consequential than the comfort of established power. Several quotes contrast adventurers with rulers or institutions to make that point.
How does this page handle its reference to the crusades?
One quote acknowledges the crusades as a genuinely terrible religious war, but uses that history specifically to argue against blaming an entire religion for the actions of a relatively small number of people. It's presented as a point about fairness in judgment, not as commentary on any modern group.
Is there a quote here about scientific or exploratory ambition?
Yes, one reflects on wishing for a stronger science background specifically to have contributed alongside history's great voyagers and adventurers, tying exploration to intellectual achievement rather than just physical daring.
Do any of these quotes reference modern aviation?
Yes, one is framed around a solo flight and calls on aviation enthusiasts and adventurers to join in the endeavor, giving the topic a contemporary example alongside its more historical entries.
How does this connect to quotes about blame or judgment?
The crusades reference specifically pushes back against collective blame, which links this page to the Blame quotes collection for readers interested in quotes about fairness and generalization.

For more on independence and self-reliance, see quotes about being alone on a journey, or browse the broader American collection on exploration and frontier spirit.