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Ernest Shackleton

(1874–1922) Explorer

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Ernest Shackleton was an explorer, best known for South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition.

Quick Facts About Ernest Shackleton

Born: February 15, 1874
Died: January 5, 1922
Profession: Explorer
Notable works: South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition

About Ernest Shackleton

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Ernest Shackleton

“A strange occurrence was the sudden appearance of eight emperor penguins from a crack 100 yds. away at the moment when the…

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Now my eyes are turned from the South to the North, and I want to lead one more Expedition. This will be…

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North pole

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No person who has not spent a period of his life in those 'stark and sullen solitudes that sentinel the Pole' will…

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Flower

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We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man.

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Heard

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“Men Wanted: For hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition…

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Bitter cold

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“The moving of the boulders was weary and painful work. We came to know every one of the stones by sight and…

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Vivid memories

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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…

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Able

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Loneliness is the penalty of leadership, but the man who has to make the decisions is assisted greatly if he feels that…

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Decision

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Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results.

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Damn

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When things are easy, I hate it.

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Easy

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From the sentimental point of view, it is the last great Polar journey that can be made.

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Journey

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By endurance we conquer.

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Conquer

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Men Wanted for Dangerous Expedition: Low Wages for Long Hours of Arduous Labour under Brutal Conditions; Months of Continual Darkness and Extreme…

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Accidents

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I thought you'd rather have a live donkey than a dead lion.

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Donkey

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“We had two tins of Virol, which we were keeping for an emergency; but, finding ourselves in need of an oil-lamp to…

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Finding Ourselves

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“All the dogs except eight had been named. I do not know who had been responsible for some of the names, which…

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After the conquest of the South Pole by Amundsen who, by a narrow margin of days only, was in advance of the…

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British

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“ i had a dream when i was 22 that someday i would go to the region of ice and snow and…

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Adventure

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If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard.

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Class

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A man must shape himself to a new mark directly the old one goes to ground.

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Mark

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I chose life over death for myself and my friends... I believe it is in our nature to explore, to reach out…

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Believe

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Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.

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Adversity

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Optimism is true moral courage.

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Anticipation

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I called to the other men that the sky was clearing, and then a moment later I realized that what I had…

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Clearing

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I have often marveled at the thin line which separates success from failure.

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Failure

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