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Small: It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living
Thor Heyerdahl
"It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living in the desert of the jungle and who by the standards set by our society would be considered destitute and out of touch"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
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Small: In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds
Thor Heyerdahl
"In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
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Small: I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesnt occur from taking orders, but rather from peop
Thor Heyerdahl
"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, Explorer
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Small: I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I dont believe it exists. Ive felt this again and again,
Thor Heyerdahl
"I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don't believe it exists. I've felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
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Small: I dont believe in war as a solution to any kind of conflict, nor do I believe in heroism on the battlefield be
Thor Heyerdahl
"I don't believe in war as a solution to any kind of conflict, nor do I believe in heroism on the battlefield because I have never seen any"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
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Small: I also believe that when one dies, one may wake up to the reality that proves that time does not exist
Thor Heyerdahl
"I also believe that when one dies, one may wake up to the reality that proves that time does not exist"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
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Small: For every minute, the future is becoming the past
Thor Heyerdahl
"For every minute, the future is becoming the past"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
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Small: Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by s
Thor Heyerdahl
"Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
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Small: Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of
Thor Heyerdahl
"Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
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Small: But if we begin thinking about the world being over 100 million years old, then its absolutely by chance that
Thor Heyerdahl
"But if we begin thinking about the world being over 100 million years old, then it's absolutely by chance that you and I are sitting here alive today, while all the others are dead or have never been born"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
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Small: A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a map, a line that doesnt even exist
Thor Heyerdahl
"A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a map, a line that doesn't even exist in nature and say that the ugly enemy lives on the one side, and good friends live on the other"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
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Small: You have to be willing to put in the hard work and make sacrifices to achieve your goals
Øystein Stray Spetalen
"You have to be willing to put in the hard work and make sacrifices to achieve your goals"
Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman
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Small: Investing is all about taking calculated risks and being disciplined with your strategy
Øystein Stray Spetalen
"Investing is all about taking calculated risks and being disciplined with your strategy"
Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman
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Small: Its not about making a lot of money, its about doing something that youre passionate about and that you believ
Øystein Stray Spetalen
"It's not about making a lot of money, it's about doing something that you're passionate about and that you believe in"
Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman
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Small: In business, you have to be able to adapt and change your approach if something isnt working
Øystein Stray Spetalen
"In business, you have to be able to adapt and change your approach if something isn't working"
Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman
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Small: I think being an entrepreneur is all about taking responsibility for yourself and taking chances
Øystein Stray Spetalen
"I think being an entrepreneur is all about taking responsibility for yourself and taking chances"
Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman
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Small: You have to be able to handle the ups and downs in business, and be able to pick yourself up and keep moving f
Øystein Stray Spetalen
"You have to be able to handle the ups and downs in business, and be able to pick yourself up and keep moving forward"
Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman
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Small: Success is not about luck, its about having a clear vision and working towards it every day
Øystein Stray Spetalen
"Success is not about luck, it's about having a clear vision and working towards it every day"
Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman
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Small: I think one of the most important things in life is to be curious and always be learning
Øystein Stray Spetalen
"I think one of the most important things in life is to be curious and always be learning"
Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman
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Small: The majority is always wrong the minority is rarely right
Henrik Ibsen
"The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: Im afraid for all those wholl have the bread snatched from their mouths by these machines. What business has s
Henrik Ibsen
"I'm afraid for all those who'll have the bread snatched from their mouths by these machines. What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: You should never have your best trousers on when you go out to fight for freedom and truth
Henrik Ibsen
"You should never have your best trousers on when you go out to fight for freedom and truth"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom - these are the pillars of society
Henrik Ibsen
"The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom - these are the pillars of society"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: People who dont know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to get themselves buried, and no
Henrik Ibsen
"People who don't know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to get themselves buried, and not waste time about it"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man
Henrik Ibsen
"Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: A man should never put on his best trousers when he goes out to battle for freedom and truth
Henrik Ibsen
"A man should never put on his best trousers when he goes out to battle for freedom and truth"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: A forest bird never wants a cage
Henrik Ibsen
"A forest bird never wants a cage"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: These heroes of finance are like beads on a string when one slips off, all the rest follow
Henrik Ibsen
"These heroes of finance are like beads on a string; when one slips off, all the rest follow"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: The spectacles of experience through them you will see clearly a second time
Henrik Ibsen
"The spectacles of experience; through them you will see clearly a second time"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: The devil is compromise
Henrik Ibsen
"The devil is compromise"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: One of the qualities of liberty is that, as long as it is being striven after, it goes on expanding. Therefore
Henrik Ibsen
"One of the qualities of liberty is that, as long as it is being striven after, it goes on expanding. Therefore, the man who stands in the midst of the struggle and says, "I have it," merely shows by doing so that he has just lost it"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: Look into any mans heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he
Henrik Ibsen
"Look into any man's heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed
Henrik Ibsen
"A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: Your home is regarded as a model home, your life as a model life. But all this splendor, and you along with it
Henrik Ibsen
"Your home is regarded as a model home, your life as a model life. But all this splendor, and you along with it... it's just as though it were built upon a shifting quagmire. A moment may come, a word can be spoken, and both you and all this splendor will collapse"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals let them make their experiments on journalists and politic
Henrik Ibsen
"It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society
Henrik Ibsen
"What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority
Henrik Ibsen
"The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone
Henrik Ibsen
"The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life - he first individualizes
Henrik Ibsen
"The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life - he first individualizes"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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Small: Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth
Henrik Ibsen
"Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
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