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A Long Way Home
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"A Long Way Home" Quotes

A young man recounts his incredible journey from being lost in India as a child to being reunited with his birth family years later.

Quotes

The only way we can live is if we grow. The only way we can grow is if we change. The only way we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves out into the open.

Saroo Brierley

changegrowthlearning

We should not be looking for differences, but for similarities, and we should recognize those similarities in each other.

Saroo Brierley

unitydiversity

If you are not making mistakes, then you are not making decisions.

Saroo Brierley

mistakesdecisions

The most memorable people in life will be the friends who loved you when you weren't very lovable.

Saroo Brierley

friendshiplove

Home is not a place, it is a feeling.

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home

The world is not a wish-granting factory.

Saroo Brierley

reality

You can change what you do, but you can't change what you want.

Saroo Brierley

desirechange

Sometimes you have to be lost before you find what you're looking for.

Saroo Brierley

discoveryjourney

The more you know, the more you can see. The more you can see, the more you can do. The more you can do, the more the opportunity.

Saroo Brierley

knowledgeopportunity

The past can't be changed, but the future is yet in your power.

Saroo Brierley

pastfutureempowerment