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From Quotes by Thor Heyerdahl
- This world has seen a great many civilizations. And many of them have survived for longer periods than ours up to the present. They were…
- We are not talking about esthetics. We are talking about life: survival of Man. We must train young people to get another vision of Nature.…
- Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this…
- One learns more from listening than speaking.And both the wind and the people who continue to live close to nature still have much to tell…
- I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own…
- We must wake up to the insane reality of our time. We are all irresponsible, unless we demand from the responsible decision makers that modern…
- Surrounded by military airplanes and warships from the world's most civilized and developed nations, we have been denied permission by friendly governments, for reasons of…
- Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas…
- Am going to cross Pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the South Sea islands were peopled from Peru. Will you come?…
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