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Famous quotes by Explorers

ExplorersThese quotes gather the curiosity, courage, and improvisational energy of people who identify as Explorer, celebrating risk-taking, adaptability, and a love of the unknown. Whether you seek a spark for your next adventure or a reminder to trust your instincts, you'll find concise insights shaped by real-world experiences and bold, present-focused thinking. Read with an open mind, take what resonates, and let the rest invite reflection as you chart your own path through change, creativity, and spontaneous discovery.
"Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
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"I love to travel, but hate to arrive"
Hernando Cortez, Explorer
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"You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas"
Davy Crockett, Explorer
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"Adventure is just bad planning"
Roald Amundsen, Explorer
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"Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity"
Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer
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"People protect what they love"
Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
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"In order to stabilize world population, we must eliminate 350,000 per day"
Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
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"I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward"
Fridtjof Nansen, Explorer
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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"
Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
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"Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans"
Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
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"We Spaniards know a sickness of the heart that only gold can cure"
Hernando Cortez, Explorer
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"One must never look for happiness: one meets it by the way"
Isabelle Eberhardt, Explorer
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"A nomad I will remain for life, in love with distant and uncharted places"
Isabelle Eberhardt, Explorer
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"We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money"
Davy Crockett, Explorer
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"We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one"
Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
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"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever"
Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
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"No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity"
Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
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"Let your tongue speak what your heart thinks"
Davy Crockett, Explorer
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"I am not afraid of death, but would not want to die in some obscure or pointless way"
Isabelle Eberhardt, Explorer
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"The sea, the great unifier, is man's only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat"
Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
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"Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all"
Ernest Shackleton, Explorer
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"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, Explorer
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"As every thread of gold is valuable, so is every moment of time"
John Mason, Explorer
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"The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers. Our survival is no more than a question of 25, 50 or perhaps 100 years"
Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
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"The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it"
Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
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"It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert"
Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
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"I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence"
Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
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"Be always sure you are right - then go ahead"
Davy Crockett, Explorer
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"To push behind the dog sled and run in front of the dog sled. That was always an interesting job"
Ann Bancroft, Explorer
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"The best way to get most husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they're too old to do it"
Ann Bancroft, Explorer
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