If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard.
Ernest ShackletonRead
Now my eyes are turned from the South to the North, and I want to lead one more Expedition. This will be the last... to the North Pole.
Interpretation
This quote reflects the determination to pursue one's goals, even in the face of challenges and the inevitability of finality.
In this quote, Ernest Shackleton expresses a powerful desire to embark on one last adventure to the North Pole. This reveals his courageous spirit and his relentless pursuit of exploration, despite understanding that this journey may be his final one. It highlights the human desire for discovery and the bravery required to confront uncertainty and risk.
In practice
This quote can be used in a motivational speech about pursuing dreams despite challenges.
If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard.
I have often marveled at the thin line which separates success from failure.
(Was he talking about a polar expedition, or marriage?) -Jorge Men Wanted: For hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.
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.
A man must shape himself to a new mark directly the old one goes to ground.
I thought you'd rather have a live donkey than a dead lion.
But if the strength ain't real, I recall thinking the very last thing that day, before I finally passed out, then the weakness sure enough is. Weakness is true and real. I used to accuse the kid of faking his weakness. But faking proves the weakness is real. Or you wouldn't be so weak as to fake it. No, you can't ever fake being weak. You can only fake being strong. . .
I wish I had the courage not to fight and doubt everything... I wish, just once, I could say, 'This. This is good enough. Just because I choose it.
I walk on the wire; it's my profession, and there are no two high wire walks alike.
If I cannot air this pain and alter it, I will surely die of it. That's the beginning of social protest.
The #MeToo movement doesn't belong to Republicans or the Democrats. The #MeToo movement belongs to women who are having the courage to come forward and say this is wrong. People should be protected. We want that for all of our daughters and all of our sisters. We also want there to be rights for the accused.
I grew up a skinny Asian kid who was often ignored or picked on. It stuck with me and branded my soul. As I grew up, I tried to stick up for whoever seemed excluded or marginalized.
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