Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words. ―Roy T. Bennett

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The best souvenirs are the stories you never meant to collect.

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No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.

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A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

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Feeling a little lost, but that’s okay. Sometimes the best paths are the ones we discover.

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Fueling up on laughter and good conversation. Good company makes the journey fly by.

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Travel teaches silence louder than any language.

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The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

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Travel isn’t about reaching places—it’s about uncovering pieces of yourself.

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I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don’t respect. – Sandra Cisneros

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