Below -60° cold will find the last microscopic touch of oil in an instrument and stop it dead. If there is the slightest breeze, you can hear your breath freeze as it floats away, making a sound like that of… — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share Image
In Winter, [the Antarctic] is perhaps the dreariest of places. Our base, Little America, lay in a bowl of ice, near the edge of the Ross Ice Barrier. The temperature fell as low as 72 degrees below zero. One could… — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share Image
“15. "Few men during their lifetime comes anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never… — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share
The human race, my intuition tells me, is not outside the cosmic process and is not an accident. It is as much a part… — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share
What I had not counted on was discovering how closely a man could come to dying and still not die, or want to die.… — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share
“Half the confusion in the world comes from not knowing how little we need.” — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share
Christianity has not failed. It is simply that nations have failed to try it. There would be no war in a God-directed world. — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share
At the end only two things really matter to a man, regardless of who he is; and they are the affection and understanding of… — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share
I paused to listen to the silence. My breath, crystallized as it passed my cheeks, drifted on a breeze gentler than a whisper. The… — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share
A discordant mind, black with confusion and despair, would finish me off as thoroughly as the cold. — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share
The human race cannot go forward without liberty. If this be correct, then all people everywhere should strive for liberty. If they achieve liberty,… — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share
Patience is what you need in the Antarctic. Wait-Give wind and tide a chance to change. — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share
I am hopeful that Antarctica in its symbolic robe of white will shine forth as a continent of peace as nations working together there… — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share
Give praise to others while they are here; they won't need it in the hereafter. — Richard E. Byrd Copy Share
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