Famous quotes by Explorers

"To push behind the dog sled and run in front of the dog sled. That was always an interesting job"

"I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But I'm lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me"

"I do not think about being beautiful. What I devote most of my time to is being healthy"

"A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it's starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker"

"I directed the men in our barque to approach near the savages, and hold their arms in readiness to do their duty in case they notice any movement of these people against us"

"Getting through high school and college was one of my greatest achievements"

"I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better"

"I had no doubts I could go to the pole. I may not be as strong, but I make up for physical strength in other areas, like steadiness and not panicking under stress"

"I get stubborn and dig in when people tell me I can't do something and I think I can. It goes back to my childhood when I had problems in school because I have a learning disability"

"This journey is not over. Our education initiatives have so much momentum, and we're committed to sharing even more stories from the Arctic when we return"

"The best way to get most husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they're too old to do it"

"Skydiving is something I've never done! And I am very excited to take the leap with a community of like-minded courageous women"

"I'm lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me"

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

"Faith is a continuation of reason"

"For me, the greatest obstacles are never on the ice itself. That's the area I excel in. That's where my passion is. I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better"

"For me, exploration is about that journey to the interior, into your own heart. I'm always wondering, how will I act at my moment of truth? Will I rise up and do what's right, even if every fiber of my being is telling me otherwise?"

"Film critics said I gave a voice to the fear we all have: that we'll reach a certain point in our lives, look around and realize that all the things we said we'd do and become will never come to be - and that we're ordinary"

"And then there's also this element of - some people would describe it as spirits or a presence that appears when things are very difficult, physically and emotionally. You know, when you're really putting out. So the third man aura is sort of an appearance. It's the yeti"

"Most of us are just about as happy as we make up our minds to be"

"You don't live on the Earth you want, you live on the Earth you have"

"You don't go to war with the President you want, you go to war with the President you have"

"Winning is everything"

"Who is the architect? I am the architect"

"We are all are equal, but some pay higher tax rates than others"

"To do or not to do... that is the question"

"No collection without compensation"

"Hell hath no fury like a Democrat scorned"

"Got an issue, get a tissue"

"Every generation needs a new revolution"