“All truly great  
thoughts are  
conceived while  
walking.”  
Friedrich Nietzsche

Who am I to write about walking? Sure, every now and then I take a long walk through San Francisco. Given that The City is only seven by seven (yes, 49 square miles), a 12-mile walk is fairly impressive. For the most part, though, I continue to live a dangerously sedentary lifestyle. I don’t walk every day, even though I know how important it is for me to do so. Today’s blog post is a reminder… to myself — 11 quotes, from a variety of sources, which I believe are worth embracing… and sharing. I’m hoping that, once again, I can find the motivation to make daily walking a higher priority in my life.

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“If you only walk on sunny days, you’ll never reach your destination.” 
Paulo Coelho

“If you are in a bad mood, go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood, go for another walk.”
Hippocrates

“Walking isn’t a lost art. One must, by some means, get to the garage.”
Comedian Evan Esar

“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.”
Henry David Thoreau

“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” 
John Muir

“Walking is the best possible exercise.” 
Thomas Jefferson

“The best way to lengthen out our days is to walk steadily and with a purpose.”
Charles Dickens

“The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.”
Jacqueline Schiff

“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

“Go outside. Don’t tell anyone and don’t bring your phone. Start walking and keep walking until you no longer know the road like the palm of your hand. Just walk, see, sit down if you like. And be. Just be, whatever you are and with whatever you have, and realize that that is enough to be happy.” 
Charlotte Eriksson