quotations about walking
If you are for a merry jaunt I will try for once who can foot it farthest.
JOHN DRYDEN
attributed, Forty Thousand Quotations, Prose and Poetical
From the child's first faltering step across the homely carpet, to the astronaut's "one giant stride for mankind" over the alien moon dust, walking is the simplest but most glorious declaration of human independence.
DUNCAN MINSHULL
The Vintage Book Of Walking
To saunter is a science; it is the gastronomy of the eye. To take a walk is to vegetate; to saunter is to live.
HONORÉ DE BALZAC
Physiology of Marriage
I would walk along the quais when I had finished work or when I was trying to think something out. It was easier to think if I was walking and doing something or seeing people doing something that they understood.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
A Moveable Feast
A lone walker is both present and detached, more than an audience but less than a participant. Walking assuages or legitimizes this alienation.
REBECCA SOLNIT
Wanderlust: A History of Walking
Bipedal walking is the primary method of getting from here to there, apart from the initial stages of shuffling, rolling, crawling, and other methods that are part of our developmental process.
ARTHUR E. CHAPMAN
Biomechanical Analysis of Fundamental Human Movements
Walking is the very best exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
letter to Peter Carr, Aug. 19, 1785
While walking is one of the most common tasks we perform, it is also one of the most complex tasks, requiring a considerable number of simultaneous responses to an array of stimuli, both internal and external.
GARY M. BAKKEN
Slips, Trips, Missteps, and Their Consequences
Walking shares with making and working that crucial element of engagement of the body and the mind with the world, of knowing the world through the body and the body through the world.
REBECCA SOLNIT
Wanderlust: A History of Walking
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
Walking the streets texting isn't much safer than walking them with a blindfold on.
CASEY NEISTAT
op-ed video, New York Times, January 9, 2012
I have done too many 5K's to count, a couple of 10K's, and two half marathons. I walk more than run and am known to register under an alias, so there is no public record of my time.
TAMMY DAVIS
"Life is a Balancing Act", Columbia Star, April 21, 2017
Walking is a great exercise because it's low impact and the more you walk the better the benefits.
IRA CRONIN
"Your Healthy Family", KOAA, April 21, 2017
Our first steps are among the most celebrated milestones of our youth. But for some reason, as we age, walking gets taken for granted. That's puzzling, since walking is one of the most comprehensive, and safest, fitness routines available. All you need is a good pair of walking shoes and socks, and you are good to go.
BRION O'CONNOR
"Want a workout? Ramp up the intensity for a winter walk", Boston Globe, January 22, 2016
Being able to walk to shops, restaurants and other amenities enhances the liveability of a community and boosts the residents' enjoyment of living there. Not only does it save the hassle of getting in the car and finding parking but walking is a more enjoyable experience and you can more easily take advantage of living in a desirable, well-designed village where people want to be.
JONATHAN PORTER
"Brisbane's new development a masterclass in urban planning", Australian Financial Review, February 5, 2016
In a car you are confined to roads, your pace too quick to experience a place. Bikes bring you closer and allow you to stop a bit more, but you are still encumbered with gear. Walking is entirely different; you are fully immersed in what is around you.
CHRIS ARNADE
"Take a long walk this weekend in the real New York: Queens", The Guardian, January 30, 2016
Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called "walking."
GEORGE W. BUSH
attributed, 1001 Greatest Things Ever Said About Texas
There is nothing healthier for a man than to walk on his own two legs.
JOSÉ SARAMAGO
Baltasar and Blimunda
You need special shoes for hiking -- and a bit of a special soul as well.
EMME WOODHULL-BÄCHE
attributed, Hiking and Backpacking
These days, walking down the street may be more dangerous than driving. The number of pedestrian fatalities has skyrocketed and there may be one small thing to blame: Your cell phone. More and more people are stepping into traffic with their heads buried in their smart phones.
JENNY DAY
"Walking is becoming more dangerous than driving", SanDiego6, March 30, 2017