"I think part of the appeal of Antarctica……" — Jon Krakauer
"I think part of the appeal of Antarctica is experiencing some sort of power, the forces of the natural world."
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94 Quotes by Jon Krakauer
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HAPPINESS is ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED
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To the contrary: His life hummed with meaning and purpose. But the meaning he wrestled from existence lay beyond the…
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Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose…
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Early on a difficult climb, especially a solo climb, you’re hyper-aware of the abyss pulling at your back, constantly feeling…
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Antarctica has this mythic weight. It resides in the collective unconscious of so many people, and it makes this huge…
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It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning…
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The only person you are fighting is yourself and your stubbornness to engage in new circumstances.
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Those who would assail the Book of Mormon should bear in mind that its veracity is no more dubious than…
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Straddling the top of the world, one foot in China and the other in Nepal, I cleared the ice from…
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In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the…
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There is something special about a quiet untouched forest that just pulls you into the moment. Something that no parks…
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Don't settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon.
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More Antarctica Quotes
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...Was it because a lot of the heat went into melting Arctic sea ice or parts of Greenland and Antarctica,…
— Kevin E. Trenberth
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First you fall in love with Antarctica, and then it breaks your heart.
— Kim Stanley
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Consider this: I can go to Antarctica and get cash from an ATM without a glitch, but should I fall…
— Nathan Deal
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Some 3 million years ago, when the earth was a little more than 3°C warmer than preindustrial levels (about 2.2°C…
— Joseph J. Romm
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Antarctica has this mythic weight. It resides in the collective unconscious of so many people, and it makes this huge…
— Jon Krakauer
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More people should visit Antarctica, metaphorically speaking, on their own. That is one of the conclusions I have reached, one…
— Phyllis Rose
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I should kill myself. Things would be better if I did. For me anyway. I don’t know how it would…
— Noah Cicero
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[In Adelie Land, Antarctica, a howling river of] wind, 50 miles wide, blows off the plateau, month in and month…
— Frank Debenham
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If Antarctica were music it would be Mozart. Art, and it would be Michelangelo. Literature, and it would be Shakespeare.…
— Andrew Denton
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The swim at Deception Island was by far the hardest swim I've ever done. Antarctica is a very unforgiving environment.…
— Lewis Gordon
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For years, I never knowingly went on a holiday. When I travelled, it was for work. Now I am a…
— Miranda Richardson
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Antarctica is a very alien environment, and you can't survive here more than minutes if you're not equipped properly and…
— Jon Krakauer
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