Let me lose everything on earth and the world beyond, but let me not lose what I'm craving for, let it be that i died on the way than retreating from getting it. - Michael Bassey Johnson
People who are easily embarrassed – those who blush too often and too soon – usually end up retreating from excellence. - Joseph Bottum
A conclusion I’ve come to at the Idler is that it starts with retreating from work but it’s really about making work into something that isn’t drudgery and slavery, and then work and life can become one thing. - Tom Hodgkinson
The spiritual freedom we seek cannot be found by grasping at, retreating to, or protecting our perceived safe spaces. Our freedom lies in remaining open continuously, not only to Life's changes but also to the Divine Light within us and others. - Peter Santos
Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less. - Norman Mailer