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Quote by Andre Gide
To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he sa

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company. – Andre Gide

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It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. – Andre Gide

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All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel… and thats what Ive been doing all my life. – Count Basie

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As a child I sometimes used to travel to the West Bank to visit my family, so I know what the checkpoints felt like. I knew what it was like to live under occupation. – Queen Rania of Jordan

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When youre a kid, I think you want to be a film star. And Im not as enamoured with that any more. The reality of that life is a lot of travel, and a lot of being away, which is impractical because I have four children, so I dont want to be away that much, not the other side of the world away. – Rob Brydon

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Travel, of course, narrows the mind. – Malcolm Muggeridge

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