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"I called to the other men that the sky was clearing, and then a moment later I realized that what I had seen was not a rift in the clouds but the white crest of an enormous wave."

"I called to the other men that the sky was clearing, and then a moment later I realized that what I had seen was not a rift in the clouds but the white crest of an enormous wave."

Ernest Shackleton, Irish Explorer

Man, Men, Clouds, Sky

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"What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on."

"What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on."

Jacques Yves Cousteau, French Explorer

Nature, Man, Trying

35

"Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale."

"Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale."

Robert Falcon Scott, British Explorer

Heart, Courage, Endurance

35

"We are weak, writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey, which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships, help one another, and meet death with as great a fortitude as ever in the past."

"We are weak, writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey, which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships, help one another, and meet death with as great a fortitude as ever in the past."

Robert Falcon Scott, British Explorer

Death, Help, Journey, Past

35

"I think I'm the first man to sit on top of the world."

"I think I'm the first man to sit on top of the world."

Matthew Henson, American Explorer

Achievement, First, Man, World

35

"I commonly went ashore every day, either upon business, or to recreate myself in the fields, which were very pleasant, and the more for a shower of rain now and then, that ushers in the wet season."

"I commonly went ashore every day, either upon business, or to recreate myself in the fields, which were very pleasant, and the more for a shower of rain now and then, that ushers in the wet season."

William Dampier, English Explorer

Business, Day, Now, Rain

34

"Among the New Hollanders whom we were thus engaged with, there was one who by his appearance and carriage, as well in the morning as this afternoon, seemed to be the chief of them, and a kind of prince or captain among them."

"Among the New Hollanders whom we were thus engaged with, there was one who by his appearance and carriage, as well in the morning as this afternoon, seemed to be the chief of them, and a kind of prince or captain among them."

William Dampier, English Explorer

34

"After months of want and hunger, we suddenly found ourselves able to have meals fit for the gods, and with appetites the gods might have envied."

"After months of want and hunger, we suddenly found ourselves able to have meals fit for the gods, and with appetites the gods might have envied."

Ernest Shackleton, Irish Explorer

God, Gods, Hunger, Months, Want

34

"In the road ships must ride in 30, 40, or 50 fathom water, not above half a mile from the shore at farthest: and if there are many ships they must ride close one by another."

"In the road ships must ride in 30, 40, or 50 fathom water, not above half a mile from the shore at farthest: and if there are many ships they must ride close one by another."

William Dampier, English Explorer

Road, Ships, Water

34

"Since we humans have the better brain, isn't it our responsibility to protect our fellow creatures from, oddly enough, ourselves?"

"Since we humans have the better brain, isn't it our responsibility to protect our fellow creatures from, oddly enough, ourselves?"

Joy Adamson, Czechoslovakian Explorer

Responsibility,

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"If you will take her, you may take her, but if you go from aboard, you shall never come aboard again."

"If you will take her, you may take her, but if you go from aboard, you shall never come aboard again."

William Kidd, Scottish Explorer

Sports, May, Will

34

"The wonders of the Grand Canyon cannot be adequately represented in symbols of speech, nor by speech itself. The resources of the graphic art are taxed beyond their powers in attempting to portray its features. Language and illustration combined must fail."

"The wonders of the Grand Canyon cannot be adequately represented in symbols of speech, nor by speech itself. The resources of the graphic art are taxed beyond their powers in attempting to portray its features. Language and illustration combined must fail."

John Wesley Powell, American Explorer

Art, Language, Speech, Wonders

33

"Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death."

"Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death."

John H. Speke, British Explorer

Death, Power, Family, Delight

33

"As one looks across the barren stretches of the pack, it is sometimes difficult to realise what teeming life exists immediately beneath its surface."

"As one looks across the barren stretches of the pack, it is sometimes difficult to realise what teeming life exists immediately beneath its surface."

Robert Falcon Scott, British Explorer

33

"What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public."

"What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public."

Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canadian Explorer

Truth, Advertising, Difference, Public

33

"My first occupation was to map the country."

"My first occupation was to map the country."

John H. Speke, British Explorer

Country, First, Occupation

33

"But if we have been willing to give our lives to this enterprise, which is for the honour of our country, I appeal to our countrymen to see that those who depend on us are properly cared for."

"But if we have been willing to give our lives to this enterprise, which is for the honour of our country, I appeal to our countrymen to see that those who depend on us are properly cared for."

Robert Falcon Scott, British Explorer

Nation, Country

33

"So is the savage buffalo, especially delighting in dark places, where he can wallow in the mud and slake his thirst without much trouble; and here also we find the wild pig."

"So is the savage buffalo, especially delighting in dark places, where he can wallow in the mud and slake his thirst without much trouble; and here also we find the wild pig."

John H. Speke, British Explorer

33

"I was afterwards sorry for this, though, if I ever travel again, I shall trust to none but natives, as the climate of Africa is too trying to foreigners."

"I was afterwards sorry for this, though, if I ever travel again, I shall trust to none but natives, as the climate of Africa is too trying to foreigners."

John H. Speke, British Explorer

Travel, Trust, Climate, Foreigners

32

"Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may blunder or plunder."

"Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may blunder or plunder."

Richard Francis Burton, English Explorer

Politics, May, Support

32

"The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion."

"The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion."

John H. Speke, British Explorer

32

"Before the reader turns his back upon the Grand Basin once for all, I should like to put a name upon the glacier it contains - since it is the fashion to name glaciers."

"Before the reader turns his back upon the Grand Basin once for all, I should like to put a name upon the glacier it contains - since it is the fashion to name glaciers."

Hudson Stuck, English Explorer

32

"My lord, I will tell you what the case was. I was coming up within a league of the Dutchman, and some of my men were making a mutiny about taking her, and my gunner told the people he could put the captain in a way to take the ship, and be safe."

"My lord, I will tell you what the case was. I was coming up within a league of the Dutchman, and some of my men were making a mutiny about taking her, and my gunner told the people he could put the captain in a way to take the ship, and be safe."

William Kidd, Scottish Explorer

Man, Men, People, Will

32

"I do not care so much for the death of my gunner, as for other passages of my voyage, for I have good friends in England that will bring me off for that."

"I do not care so much for the death of my gunner, as for other passages of my voyage, for I have good friends in England that will bring me off for that."

William Kidd, Scottish Explorer

Death, Care, Englfriends, Will

32

"In the following pages I have endeavoured to describe all that appeared to me most important and interesting among the events and the scenes that came under my notice during my sojourn in the interior of Africa."

"In the following pages I have endeavoured to describe all that appeared to me most important and interesting among the events and the scenes that came under my notice during my sojourn in the interior of Africa."

John H. Speke, British Explorer

31

"Faith is a continuation of reason."

"Faith is a continuation of reason."

William Adams, English Explorer

31

"I used all diligence to arrive at London and therefore I now gave my crew a certificate under my hand, of my free and willing return, without persuasion or force by any one or more of them."

"I used all diligence to arrive at London and therefore I now gave my crew a certificate under my hand, of my free and willing return, without persuasion or force by any one or more of them."

Henry Hudson, English Explorer

Determination, Diligence, Force, London, Now

31

"The island Mayo is generally barren, being dry, as I said; and the best of it is but a very indifferent soil."

"The island Mayo is generally barren, being dry, as I said; and the best of it is but a very indifferent soil."

William Dampier, English Explorer

31

"The philosophers of the Middle Ages demonstrated both that the Earth did not exist and also that it was flat. Today they are still arguing about whether the world exists, but they no longer dispute about whether it is flat."

"The philosophers of the Middle Ages demonstrated both that the Earth did not exist and also that it was flat. Today they are still arguing about whether the world exists, but they no longer dispute about whether it is flat."

Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canadian Explorer

Earth, Today, World

31

"A sea setting us upon the ice has brought us close to danger."

"A sea setting us upon the ice has brought us close to danger."

Henry Hudson, English Explorer

30

"We are showing that Englishmen can still die with a bold spirit, fighting it out to the end."

"We are showing that Englishmen can still die with a bold spirit, fighting it out to the end."

Robert Falcon Scott, British Explorer

War, End, Fighting, Spirit

30

"Wherever we halted we were surrounded by wandering troops of Bedouins."

"Wherever we halted we were surrounded by wandering troops of Bedouins."

Richard Francis Burton, English Explorer

Society, Troops

30

"I was surrounded at the time by about a dozen of the enemy, whose clubs rattled upon me without mercy, and the strokes of my sabre were rendered uncertain by the energetic pushes of an attendant who thus hoped to save me."

"I was surrounded at the time by about a dozen of the enemy, whose clubs rattled upon me without mercy, and the strokes of my sabre were rendered uncertain by the energetic pushes of an attendant who thus hoped to save me."

Richard Francis Burton, English Explorer

Time, Enemy, Mercy

29

"Each of us, having received several hundred dollars, we passed the time gloriously, spending our money freely - never thinking that our lives were risked gaining it."

"Each of us, having received several hundred dollars, we passed the time gloriously, spending our money freely - never thinking that our lives were risked gaining it."

Kit Carson, American Explorer

Money, Time, Thinking

29

"Not considering this opening worthy of more attention, I continued our pursuit to the Northwest, being desirous to embrace the advantages of the prevailing breeze."

"Not considering this opening worthy of more attention, I continued our pursuit to the Northwest, being desirous to embrace the advantages of the prevailing breeze."

George Vancouver, English Explorer

Attention, Being, Pursuit

29

"The rest of my work, besides sketching and keeping a diary, which was the most troublesome of all, consisted in making geological and zoological collections."

"The rest of my work, besides sketching and keeping a diary, which was the most troublesome of all, consisted in making geological and zoological collections."

John H. Speke, British Explorer

29

"I respectfully suggest the propriety of having stationed at the arsenal a full company of U. S. troops, that they may be made available in any emergency, from fire, insurrection, or any thing else."

"I respectfully suggest the propriety of having stationed at the arsenal a full company of U. S. troops, that they may be made available in any emergency, from fire, insurrection, or any thing else."

Thomas L. Smith, American Explorer

Security, Company, Fire, May, Troops

28

"One death to a man is a serious thing: a dozen neutralize one another."

"One death to a man is a serious thing: a dozen neutralize one another."

Richard Francis Burton, English Explorer

28

"The People in this Town began to inquire my Business, and because I did not readily inform them, they began to suspect me, and said, that I was come to settle the Indian's Land and they knew I should never go Home again Safe."

"The People in this Town began to inquire my Business, and because I did not readily inform them, they began to suspect me, and said, that I was come to settle the Indian's Land and they knew I should never go Home again Safe."

Christopher Gist, American Explorer

Home, Business, People, Land

27

"My lord, I have some matter of law relating to the indictment, and I desire counsel to speak to it."

"My lord, I have some matter of law relating to the indictment, and I desire counsel to speak to it."

William Kidd, Scottish Explorer

27

"Do nothing in haste, look well to each step, and from the beginning think what may be the end."

"Do nothing in haste, look well to each step, and from the beginning think what may be the end."

Edward Whymper, British Explorer

Beginning, End, Haste, May

27

"Travellers, like poets, are mostly an angry race: by falling into a daily fit of passion, I proved to the governor and his son, who were profuse in their attentions, that I was in earnest."

"Travellers, like poets, are mostly an angry race: by falling into a daily fit of passion, I proved to the governor and his son, who were profuse in their attentions, that I was in earnest."

Richard Francis Burton, English Explorer

Family, Son, Passion, Poets

27

"I therefore named this isolated and remarkable feature Swan Hill."

"I therefore named this isolated and remarkable feature Swan Hill."

Thomas Mitchell, Australian Explorer

Exploration, Remarkable

27

"To see and be acquainted with strangers, in especial with men in honour and authority."

"To see and be acquainted with strangers, in especial with men in honour and authority."

Thomas Cavendish, English Explorer

Man, Men, Authority, Strangers

27

"Two days after moving we recommended ourselves to God, Our Lord, and fled, hoping that, although it was late in the season and the fruits of the tunas were giving out, by remaining in the field we might still get over a good portion of the land."

"Two days after moving we recommended ourselves to God, Our Lord, and fled, hoping that, although it was late in the season and the fruits of the tunas were giving out, by remaining in the field we might still get over a good portion of the land."

Alvar N. C. de Vaca, Argentinian Explorer

God, Giving, Land

24

"In camp was found a book, the first of the kind I had ever seen, in which I was made a great hero, slaying Indians by the hundreds."

"In camp was found a book, the first of the kind I had ever seen, in which I was made a great hero, slaying Indians by the hundreds."

Kit Carson, American Explorer

24

"They might in the future more than ever before engage in hunting beavers."

"They might in the future more than ever before engage in hunting beavers."

Samuel de Champlain, French Explorer

Future, Hunting

24

"One-third of our people were dangerously ill, getting worse hourly, and we felt sure of meeting the same fate, with death as our only prospect, which in such a country was much worse yet."

"One-third of our people were dangerously ill, getting worse hourly, and we felt sure of meeting the same fate, with death as our only prospect, which in such a country was much worse yet."

Alvar N. C. de Vaca, Argentinian Explorer

Death, People, Country, Fate

24

"We were the only pulsating creatures in a dead world of ice."

"We were the only pulsating creatures in a dead world of ice."

Frederick Albert Cook, American Explorer

23

"It is notoriously true that the public mind is seriously agitated with apprehensions of negroes insurrections and that it is becoming more and more so."

"It is notoriously true that the public mind is seriously agitated with apprehensions of negroes insurrections and that it is becoming more and more so."

Thomas L. Smith, American Explorer

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