"I might have speculated on my chances of……" — Apsley Cherry-Garrard
"I might have speculated on my chances of going to Heaven; but candidly I did not care. I could not have wept if I had tried. I had no wish to review the evils of my past. But the past did seem to have been a bit wasted. The road to Hell may be paved with good intentions: the road to Heaven is paved with lost opportunities."
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Apsley Cherry-Garrard
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13 Quotes by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
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I am glad The Worst Journey is coming out in Penguins: after all it is largely about penguins.
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Exploration is the physical expression of the Intellectual Passion. And I tell you, if you have the desire for knowledge…
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The luxuries of civilization satisfy only those wants which they themselves create.
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For a joint scientific and geographical piece of organization, give me Scott; for a winter journey, give me Wilson; for a dash…
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And I tell you, if you have the desire for knowledge and the power to give it physical expression, go…
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Polar exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has been devised.
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