Longest Journey Quotes & Sayings

The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key. — Edward Abbey

The first step of a journey is always the longest. — Richard Paul Evans

The longest part of the journey is said to be the passing of the gate. — Marcus Terentius Varro

i never knew anyone so relentless to his ancestors - you make up for your soapiness toward the living — E. M. Forster

Sometimes the longest journey we make is the sixteen inches from our heads to our hearts. — Elena Avila

The longest journey
Is the journey inwards.
Of him who has chosen his destiny,
Who has started upon his quest
For the source of his being." page 58
The present moment is significant, not as the bridge between past and future, but by reason of its contents, contents which can fill our emptiness and become ours, if we are capable of receiving them." page 62 — Dag Hammarskjold

I fear we have shot our bolt - but we have been to Pole and done the longest journey on record. — Robert Falcon Scott

The longest journey I have ever taken is the love for my wife, it never ended. — Adel Abouhana

The longest journey you'll ever make is the journey from the head to the heart — Lissa Rankin

When you chose to follow the way of purity, did you expect it to be easy? When you decided to wait for the best, did you think that waiting would be fun? Did you think that your faith would not be tested? When you decided to take the narrow path, did no one warn you that difficulties, hardship, and tears would be part of the journey, and that you would often face rejection from others and be forced to walk alone? My daughter, that which you wait for the longest you treasure the most, and through much struggle the prize is won. — Sarah Mally

Joy makes the longest journey too short. — John Wooden

Even the longest journey is a circle, and history will always cycle back to the place where it began. From the missal: Remember you are dust and unto dust you shall return. — Rick Yancey

Even the longest journey must begin where you stand. — Laozi

The longest journey is not the journey from Asia to Antarctica, but it is the journey to know yourself. — Debasish Mridha

People who hurt others suffer in the end. Well, if life's a journey, why the hell care about a little pain toward the end if you could enjoy for the longest part of it? Bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. Why suffer the whole life, holding the meaningless trophy of 'I didn't do anything wrong'? — Rupali Rajopadhye Rotti

The giant tree starts out as the tiniest shoot, the tallest tower starts out as a single brick, the longest journey starts with the first step. — Lao-Tzu

In the fall of 1932, Bergelson undertook the longest journey of his life. He traveled the Trans-Siberian Railway all the way through Siberia and beyond, disembarking just fifty miles shy of the border with China, in the budding Jewish autonomy of Birobidzhan. The Jews of Birobidzhan welcomed him grandly, as if he were a long-lost descendant of a royal Yiddish tribe. A plenary session of the settlement council convened in his honor. He toured the new collective farms in the company of local authorities. He participated, as a guest of honor, in the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the October Revolution - an unprecedented role for a foreign national. — Masha Gessen

As the saying goes, The longest journey that people must take is the eighteen inches between their heads and their hearts. — John E. Mackey

Build then the ship of death, for you must take the longest journey, to oblivion. — D.H. Lawrence

Brambleclaw turned to Ravenpaw. "Thank you for everything," he meowed. "It makes a difference that you understand why we are doing this." The loner dipped his head. "Think nothing of it. Good luck, all of you, and may StarClan light your path." He stood aside, and one by one the six cats began to pick their way down the far slope of the hill. The rising sun cast long blue shadows in front of them as they took the first steps on the longest journey of their lives. — Erin Hunter

The Chinese say that "the longest journey begins with the first step", and in many philosophical systems "endings and beginnings" are connected; as in the concept of yin and yang, two concentric circles joined together, forever united, forever opposed. If you can find a way to illustrate this in your screenplay, it is to your advantage. — Syd Field

A man may fight the greatest enemy, take the longest journey, survive the most
grievous wound -- and still be helpless in the hands of the woman he loves. — Brian Herbert

Sometimes in your life you will go on a journey. It will be the longest journey you have ever taken. It is the journey to find yourself. — Katharine Sharp

As Winston Churchill said, "If you're going through hell, keep going." I know from hard experience that can be the longest journey down the darkest road. And I have learned that sometime the shortest distance isnt' forward, but up. — Tami Hoag

For the longest time, I saw them as the end of my journey, but now I thing they were always meant to represent the beginning of yours. — Alexandra Bracken

Perhaps the longest journey is the journey within. — Shirley Maclaine