Go west, young man

Cultural  

1. A favorite saying of the nineteenth-century journalist Horace Greeley, referring to opportunities on the frontier. Another writer, John Soule, apparently originated it.

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Example Sentences

In America, pulling up stakes and hitting the road is built into the popular culture — it’s “Go west, young man”; it’s a Bruce Springsteen lyric.

From New York Times

Channeling his inner Horace Greeley, or whomever actually deserves credit for “Go west, young man,” Ducey did what Americans used to do more frequently: He moved.

From Washington Post

“This was kind of like my dream of how to grow up and have an adventure and live the ‘Go West, young man,’ kind of life.”

From Seattle Times

“Go west, young man, and grow up with the country.”

From Los Angeles Times

“There’s a frontier aspect, a historic component,” Newsom said, referencing the phrase “Go West, young man” that is often attributed to author Horace Greeley, an advocate of westward expansion.

From Seattle Times