quotations about walking
I find more pleasure in wandering the fields than in mixing among my silent neighbours who are insensible to everything but toiling and talking of it and that to no purpose.
JOHN CLARE
attributed, John Clare and the Bounds of Circumstance
A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.
PAUL DUDLEY WHITE
attributed, Walk to Win
Walking is easier, you can talk while you're doing it with friends and you don't need special trainers to enjoy it either. Because of this, we tend to do it for longer and more regularly than jogging or running. So that in itself is something to consider.
SISKI GREEN
"Jogging versus walking", Saga Magazine, February 5, 2016
Most of the time, driving less and walking more is awesome. Choosing to walk or take transit is an easy way to hit my 10,000 step goal on my Fitbit and helps me think clearer. Plus, I save tons of money and sleep more soundly at night knowing my carbon footprint is probably smaller than others' because I'm not driving everywhere I go.
LIZ CALLIN
"5 Things that Make Walkable Neighborhoods Walkable", Mode Shift, February 4, 2016
Science tells me this: When I walk my heart beats faster, pumping more blood to vital organs including my brain. There's a reason so many writers step away from the keyboard for a walk when they're stuck on something. The physical benefits are well documented: Walking staves off chronic disease, improves bone and joint health and muscle tone and, yes, do enough of it and you can shed a few pounds. There is all of that. But there is also the simple joy of putting one foot in front of the other and taking in everything that's around you at a human pace.
STEPHEN QUINN
"How I discovered that everyday walking is no mere pedestrian activity", The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2016
Walking is free, you clear your head, and you burn calories. A win-win-win for sure.
TAMMY DAVIS
"Life is a Balancing Act", Columbia Star, April 21, 2017
Increased biking and walking is good for our collective hearts and lungs; it also reduces congestion and helps boost the economy.
CHARLES SCHUMER
"How Deadly Atlantic Avenue Is About to Get Safer", The Bridge, April 20, 2017
There comes ... a longing never to travel again except on foot.
WENDELL BERRY
Remembering
There is nothing healthier for a man than to walk on his own two legs.
JOSÉ SARAMAGO
Baltasar and Blimunda
There is nothing like walking to get the feel of a country. A fine landscape is like a piece of music; it must be taken at the right tempo. Even a bicycle goes too fast.
PAUL SCOTT MOWRER
The House of Europe
All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
Twilight of the Idols
To understand the journey you have to do the walking.
BRYANT MCGILL
Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
If I couldn't walk fast and far, I should just explode and perish.
CHARLES DICKENS
letter to John Forster, September 29, 1854
If you seek creative ideas go walking.
Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk.
RAYMOND INMON
attributed, Quote Unquote
Walking is like the ongoing picking up and straightening up you do in your house every single day. It's not exciting. There's no great benefit at the end. But it must be done.
TAMMY DAVIS
"Life is a Balancing Act", Columbia Star, April 21, 2017
When you have worn out your shoes, the strength of the shoe leather has passed into the fiber of your body. I measure your health by the number of shoes and hats and clothes you have worn out.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
attributed, Walk to Win
The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.
JACQUELINE SCHIFF
attributed, Quote Unquote
I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.
G. M. TREVELYAN
Clio, a Muse: And Other Essays Literary and Pedestrian
He put on a little knapsack and he walked through Indiana and Kentucky and North Carolina and Georgia clear to Florida. He walked among farmers and mountain people, among swamp people and fishermen. And everywhere people asked him why he was walking through the country. Because he loved true things he tried to explain.
JOHN STEINBECK
Cannery Row
Walking leads to discovery, discovery leads to knowledge, and knowledge, as we all know, makes us a better person.
BISHWANATH GHOSH
"The World on Foot", The Hindu, February 5, 2016