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Adventure Quotes by H. L. Mencken
- The truth is that the scientific value of Polar exploration is greatly exaggerated. The thing that takes men on such hazardous trips is really not…
- As for Lindbergh, another eminent servant of science, all he proved by his gaudy flight across the Atlantic was that God takes care of those…
- It is a peculiarity of the American mind that it regards any excursion into the truth as an adventure into cynicism.
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- Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. — Aristophanes
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in… — Neil Armstrong
- I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to promote myself.… — David Attenborough
- The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. — Saint Augustine
- Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today… — Marcus Aurelius
- In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. — Ansel Adams
- I think mostly it's the adventure that I will have in making the movie. That's what I look for. — Christian Bale
- To die will be an awfully big adventure. — James M. Barrie
- Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube; there are some things one would rather have done than do. — Edward Abbey
- Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas… — Mary Ritter Beard
- Youth is the spirit of adventure and awakening. It is a time of physical emerging when the body attains the vigor and… — Ezra Taft Benson