Civilization Quote by Thor Heyerdahl

“We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology has demonstrated very clearly that this is not so.” quote by Thor Heyerdahl — Download Open image

“We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology has demonstrated very clearly that this is not so.”

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“Progress can today be defined as man's ability to complicate simplicity.”

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I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don't believe it exists. I've felt this again and again, when alone…

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It says in the Bible, in plain words, that God made a self-portrait. He created man in His own image - man and woman…

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Therefore, I feel convinced that any political picture can be changed to suit the needs of the powers that be.

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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? I guarantee nothing but a free trip to Peru and the South Sea islands and back, but you will find good use for your technical abilities on the voyage. Reply at once.' Next day the…

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Any scientist can testify that a dead ocean means a dead planet … No national law, no national precautions can save the planet. The…

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“It was a great moment on board when two large boobies were spotted above the horizon to westward”

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Man invents the most inhuman armaments to assault others so like himself that uniforms are needed to distinguish between friend and foe.

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