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Path Quotes

On choosing a path and sticking with it.

This path quotes collection includes the pull between a conventional career and a riskier calling, plus quieter reflections on walking and thinking. See our Down quotes for related themes.

Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If it does, then the path is good. If it doesn't, it is of no use.

Quotes by Carlos Castaneda

Experiencing difficult things, even as a very young kid, means you grow up quickly. I think that enables everyone to choose their own path and not just accept the one others have taken before you, and I went my own...

Quotes by Carlos Tevez

The diffusion of a universalist culture and of a pedagogy of peace appears more than ever to be the path that we must follow for the salvation of all nations on earth.

Quotes by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

I had a grandmother who was really strong, who doted on me, who wanted to make sure that I didn't go off the beaten path, although I did.

Quotes by Carl Hart

I am 100 percent supportive of the stand-alone bill to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' that Sens. Lieberman and Collins have now proposed, and indeed I will co-sponsor that legislation. It is time for this discriminatory policy to end, and...

Quotes by Carl Levin

Saying you want to be a model when you grow up is akin to saying you want to win the Powerball when you grow up. It's awesome, and it's out of your control, and it's not a career path.

Quotes by Cameron Russell

If I were to be a role model, it would just come out of going the college route, getting training, and trusting that's the most secure path you can take - a path where a degree is involved. You know...

Quotes by Camila Mendes

While 'Outlander' is a brilliant period show, Claire represents so many qualities of a 10th century modern-day woman: someone who is forging her own path, fighting for what she believes, and doing so with integrity.

Quotes by Caitriona Balfe

If you're a writer, you just keep following the path - keep going deeper and deeper into the things that interest you.

Quotes by Caitlin Flanagan

It's nice to have the support of the LGBT community, because they're loyal, and they'll follow you down any career path.

Quotes by Busy Philipps

Being a classical musician, you can go to school for it; you can go get a degree. Even as a composer, there is a certain career path you can follow, but becoming a rock musician is a much more elusive...

Quotes by Bryce Dessner

Yearning for the seemingly impossible is the path to human progress.

Quotes by Bryant H. McGill

If there's going to be the development of a commercial space economy, whatever it is, shouldn't you do your exploration to prepare a path for what's going to come next?

Quotes by Bruce Pittman

Elon just presented a plan for settling the solar system in this century that is realistic and affordable. In my paper, 'A Pathway to a Thriving Commercial Space Economy' at IAC, I also laid out a path forward to a...

Quotes by Bruce Pittman

When somebody blazes a path to a highway that never end, you should appreciate 'em some.

Quotes by Brownie McGhee

The holidays are important, but the path I've chosen doesn't take that into consideration. I do what I can to enjoy them, but it's one of the sacrifices of being an athlete.

Quotes by Brittany Bowe

I have a pretty friendly professional working relationship with Mr. Pai, and I told him not to walk down too much of a partisan path. I didn't think it would be good in terms of policy. And I didn't think...

Quotes by Brian Schatz

I treaded water academically and spent much of my summertime as a camp counselor. It seemed a fun thing to do for a person in no way prepared to commit to a career path.

Quotes by Brian Shactman

I love doing theater. It's what I grew up in and is my roots. I get a huge fulfillment from it. But if my path is to go someplace else, hey, I'm there.

Quotes by Brian Stokes Mitchell

I don't see 'lines of force' as being destructive, except to the extent that they are exclusively traceable through observance of the path of distorted material left in their wake.

Quotes by Brian Ferneyhough

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about choosing an unconventional path?
Yes - one quote describes wrestling with the decision to start Teach For America, mentioning a voice telling them "to take a more normal path" instead. It's a nice reminder that meaningful choices often come with self-doubt.
Is there a quote about clean energy or the future?
Yes - one quote argues, "You can't be a first-world economy in the 21st century if you're not on the path to a clean energy future."
Is there a quote about walking a path and reflecting inward?
Yes, one quote describes "walking down a garden path" while looking at trees and starting to "look at them through your inner eye" - a peaceful image of reflection. For more introspective lines, see our Me collection.
Is there a quote connecting path to creativity or jazz?
Yes, one quote uses "path" as part of a bigger idea about the creative process, describing how it "intersects every vein and tributary, avenue, path, that everyone's living."
Where can I find more quotes about life direction and choices?
For more on charting your own way through life, browse our Life collection, or explore Down and Never for related themes.

Other lines connect path to bigger ideas like clean energy and creative process, themes also found in our Life and Me quotes.