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.
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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.
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I thought you'd rather have a live donkey than a dead lion.
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If you have a secret, and it's embarrassing to you, when you tell that story - you own it. It becomes yours, and no one can use it against you.
Do not give back to his master a servant who has gone in flight from his master and come to you: let him go on living among you in whatever place is most pleasing to him.
For what does it mean to be a hero? It requires you to be _x000D_ prepared to deal with forces larger than yourself.
I have nothing to hide. I enjoy being myself. I'm not going to change who I am just because it's Halloween.
I don't have to psych myself up, or do something special mentally - I look through the scope, get my target in the cross hairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people.
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