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Quotes by Explorer

"Never keep a line of retreat: it is a wretched invention."

"Never keep a line of retreat: it is a wretched invention."

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Explorer

Strategy, Invention

29

"Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World."

"Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World."

Christopher Columbus, Italian Explorer

Exploration, Light, Old, Sun, World

29

"It'll work, if God, wind, leads, ice, snow, and all the hells of this damned frozen land are willing."

"It'll work, if God, wind, leads, ice, snow, and all the hells of this damned frozen land are willing."

Matthew Henson, American Explorer

God, Work, Land, Snow

29

"Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results."

"Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results."

Ernest Shackleton, Irish Explorer

Effort, Results, Worth

29

"We were then in a dangerous, helpless situation, exposed daily to perils and death amongst savages and wild beasts, not a white man in the country but ourselves."

"We were then in a dangerous, helpless situation, exposed daily to perils and death amongst savages and wild beasts, not a white man in the country but ourselves."

Daniel Boone, American Explorer

Death, Country, Man

28

"Dr. David Livingstone left the Island of Zanzibar in March, 1866."

"Dr. David Livingstone left the Island of Zanzibar in March, 1866."

Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh Explorer

Geography, March

28

"I will place no value on anything I have or may possess except in relation to the kingdom of Christ."

"I will place no value on anything I have or may possess except in relation to the kingdom of Christ."

David Livingstone, Scottish Explorer

Christian, Christ, May, Value, Will

28

"I will go anywhere, provided it is forward."

"I will go anywhere, provided it is forward."

David Livingstone, Scottish Explorer

27

"I love to travel, But hate to arrive."

"I love to travel, But hate to arrive."

Hernando Cortez, Mexican Explorer

Love, Travel, Hate

27

"Nature was here a series of wonders, and a fund of delight."

"Nature was here a series of wonders, and a fund of delight."

Daniel Boone, American Explorer

Nature, Delight, Wonders

27

"I seemed to vow to myself that some day I would go to the region of ice and snow and go on and on till I came to one of the poles of the earth, the end of the axis upon which this great round ball turns."

"I seemed to vow to myself that some day I would go to the region of ice and snow and go on and on till I came to one of the poles of the earth, the end of the axis upon which this great round ball turns."

Ernest Shackleton, Irish Explorer

Adventure, Day, Earth, End, Snow

27

"Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them."

"Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them."

Davy Crockett, American Explorer

27

"I have been sworn against by perjured and wicked people."

"I have been sworn against by perjured and wicked people."

William Kidd, Scottish Explorer

27

"These people are headstrong and if they feel the curb loosed but one link they will with bit in the teeth in one month run further out of the career of good order than they will be brought back in three months."

"These people are headstrong and if they feel the curb loosed but one link they will with bit in the teeth in one month run further out of the career of good order than they will be brought back in three months."

Humphrey Gilbert, English Explorer

People, Career, Months, Order

27

"Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to hate. Hate is more for those with a slightly guilty conscience, and who by chewing on old hate in times of peace wish to demonstrate how great they were during the war."

"Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to hate. Hate is more for those with a slightly guilty conscience, and who by chewing on old hate in times of peace wish to demonstrate how great they were during the war."

Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian Explorer

Peace, War, Conscience, Hate

27

"An insuperable obstacle to rapid transit in Africa is the want of carriers, and as speed was the main object of the Expedition under my command, my duty was to lessen this difficulty as much as possible."

"An insuperable obstacle to rapid transit in Africa is the want of carriers, and as speed was the main object of the Expedition under my command, my duty was to lessen this difficulty as much as possible."

Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh Explorer

Geography, Difficulty, Duty, Want

27

"I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and, looking round with astonishing delight, beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below."

"I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and, looking round with astonishing delight, beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below."

Daniel Boone, American Explorer

26

"On this day there was soon wind enough and to spare. The same might have been said of the sea. The Spray was in the midst of the turbulent Gulf Stream itself. She was jumping like a porpoise over the uneasy waves."

"On this day there was soon wind enough and to spare. The same might have been said of the sea. The Spray was in the midst of the turbulent Gulf Stream itself. She was jumping like a porpoise over the uneasy waves."

Joshua Slocum, Canadian Explorer

Adventure, Day, Sea, Wind

26

"I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea."

"I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea."

Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian Explorer

Sacrifice, People, Idea, Strength

26

"We moved leisurely towards Mount Foster, on the 22nd, and arrived opposite to it a little before sunset."

"We moved leisurely towards Mount Foster, on the 22nd, and arrived opposite to it a little before sunset."

Charles Sturt, Australian Explorer

Exploration, Sunset

26

"If the Spray discovered no continents on her voyage, it may be that there were no more continents to be discovered. She did not seek new worlds, or sail to pow-wow about the dangers of the sea."

"If the Spray discovered no continents on her voyage, it may be that there were no more continents to be discovered. She did not seek new worlds, or sail to pow-wow about the dangers of the sea."

Joshua Slocum, Canadian Explorer

Adventure, May, Sea

26

"May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable ambition!"

"May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable ambition!"

Daniel Boone, American Explorer

War, Goodness, May

26

"On the fourth day of July following, a party of about two hundred Indians attacked Boonsborough, killed one man, and wounded two."

"On the fourth day of July following, a party of about two hundred Indians attacked Boonsborough, killed one man, and wounded two."

Daniel Boone, American Explorer

History, Day, July, Man, Party

26

"I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists."

"I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists."

Jacques Yves Cousteau, French Explorer

Representation, Scientists

26

"As the winter set in with its customary Canadian severity the real trouble of the French began. They did not suffer from the cold, but they were dying of scurvy."

"As the winter set in with its customary Canadian severity the real trouble of the French began. They did not suffer from the cold, but they were dying of scurvy."

Harry Johnston, British Explorer

Dying, Trouble, Winter

26

"It was very clear that this was a very, very old site. There were remains of sod walls. Fishermen assumed it was an old Indian site. Bu Indians didn't use that kind of buildings and houses."

"It was very clear that this was a very, very old site. There were remains of sod walls. Fishermen assumed it was an old Indian site. Bu Indians didn't use that kind of buildings and houses."

Helge Ingstad, Norwegian Explorer

Geography, Fishermen, Houses, Old

26

"If one man in the country could take all the money, what was the use of passing any bills about it?"

"If one man in the country could take all the money, what was the use of passing any bills about it?"

Davy Crockett, American Explorer

Money, Country, Man

26

"Yet, upon the whole, the space I traversed is unlikely to become the haunt of civilized man, or will only become so in isolated spots, as a chain of connection to a more fertile country; if such a country exist to the westward."

"Yet, upon the whole, the space I traversed is unlikely to become the haunt of civilized man, or will only become so in isolated spots, as a chain of connection to a more fertile country; if such a country exist to the westward."

Charles Sturt, Australian Explorer

Connection, Country, Man, Space

26

"Was the crew well? Was I not? I had profited in many ways by the voyage. I had even gained flesh, and actually weighed a pound more than when I sailed from Boston."

"Was the crew well? Was I not? I had profited in many ways by the voyage. I had even gained flesh, and actually weighed a pound more than when I sailed from Boston."

Joshua Slocum, Canadian Explorer

25

"I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks."

"I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks."

Daniel Boone, American Explorer

25

"We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living."

"We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living."

Davy Crockett, American Explorer

Sympathy, Act, Balance, Injustice

25

"Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections."

"Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections."

Daniel Boone, American Explorer

Soul, Curiosity, Influence, Man

25

"So that between the Cape of St. Maria and Japan we were four months and twenty-two days; at which time there were no more than six besides myself that could stand upon his feet."

"So that between the Cape of St. Maria and Japan we were four months and twenty-two days; at which time there were no more than six besides myself that could stand upon his feet."

Will Adams, English Explorer

Time, Feet, Months

25

"The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is, the society likely to be found in the land fixed on for their future residence."

"The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is, the society likely to be found in the land fixed on for their future residence."

Charles Sturt, Australian Explorer

Society, Consideration, Future, Land

25

"Walter, who had been in the lead all day, was the first to scramble up; a native Alaskan, he is the first human being to set foot upon the top of Alaska's great mountain, and he had well earned the lifelong distinction."

"Walter, who had been in the lead all day, was the first to scramble up; a native Alaskan, he is the first human being to set foot upon the top of Alaska's great mountain, and he had well earned the lifelong distinction."

Hudson Stuck, English Explorer

Being, Day, First

25

"A woman brought her child with an abscess in the lower part of the back, and offered as much corn as she could carry for some medicine; we administered to it of course very cheerfully."

"A woman brought her child with an abscess in the lower part of the back, and offered as much corn as she could carry for some medicine; we administered to it of course very cheerfully."

Meriwether Lewis, American Explorer

Medicine, Woman

25

"Not much has been written about the Nereids of modern Greece. Wherever there is a warm, healing stream they believe that it flows from the breasts of the Nereids."

"Not much has been written about the Nereids of modern Greece. Wherever there is a warm, healing stream they believe that it flows from the breasts of the Nereids."

James Theodore Bent, English Explorer

Mythology, Greece, Healing

25

"The staple of our Australian colonies, but more particularly of New South Wales, the climate and the soil of which are peculiarly suited to its production, - is fine wool."

"The staple of our Australian colonies, but more particularly of New South Wales, the climate and the soil of which are peculiarly suited to its production, - is fine wool."

Charles Sturt, Australian Explorer

Exploration, Climate, Production

24

"There is precious little in civilization to appeal to a Yeti."

"There is precious little in civilization to appeal to a Yeti."

Edmund Hillary, New Zealander Explorer

Civilization, Newzealander

24

"The year 1826 was remarkable for the commencement of one of those fearful droughts to which we have reason to believe the climate of New South Wales is periodically subject."

"The year 1826 was remarkable for the commencement of one of those fearful droughts to which we have reason to believe the climate of New South Wales is periodically subject."

Charles Sturt, Australian Explorer

Reflection, Climate, Reason, Remarkable

24

"Every generation needs a new revolution."

"Every generation needs a new revolution."

Jeff Rich, American Explorer

Revolution, Needs

24

"A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few men to attack a powerful army of experienced warriors."

"A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few men to attack a powerful army of experienced warriors."

Daniel Boone, American Explorer

Man, Men, Action, Army, Country

24

"To be taken into account were some years of schooling, where I studied with diligence Neptune's laws, and these laws I tried to obey when I sailed overseas; it was worth the while."

"To be taken into account were some years of schooling, where I studied with diligence Neptune's laws, and these laws I tried to obey when I sailed overseas; it was worth the while."

Joshua Slocum, Canadian Explorer

Adventure, Diligence, Laws, Worth, Years

24

"One day I undertook a tour through the country, and the diversity and beauties of nature I met with in this charming season, expelled every gloomy and vexatious thought."

"One day I undertook a tour through the country, and the diversity and beauties of nature I met with in this charming season, expelled every gloomy and vexatious thought."

Daniel Boone, American Explorer

Nature, Thought, Country, Day

24

"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."

"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."

Jacques Yves Cousteau, French Explorer

24

"Gifted women musicians and composers rarely received their due."

"Gifted women musicians and composers rarely received their due."

James Cook, British Explorer

Woman, Women, Composers, Musicians

24

"I desire to put off my trial as long as I can till I can get my evidence ready."

"I desire to put off my trial as long as I can till I can get my evidence ready."

William Kidd, Scottish Explorer

24

"In such a diversity it was impossible I should be disposed to melancholy."

"In such a diversity it was impossible I should be disposed to melancholy."

Daniel Boone, American Explorer

Exploration, Diversity, Melancholy

24

"I fear we have shot our bolt - but we have been to Pole and done the longest journey on record."

"I fear we have shot our bolt - but we have been to Pole and done the longest journey on record."

Robert Falcon Scott, British Explorer

23

"New planted Colonies are generally attended with a Force and Necessity of Planting the known and approved Staple and Product of the Country, as well as all the Provisions their Families spend."

"New planted Colonies are generally attended with a Force and Necessity of Planting the known and approved Staple and Product of the Country, as well as all the Provisions their Families spend."

John Lawson, British Explorer

Nation, Country, Force, Necessity

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