"Alas! Alas! Life is full of disappointments; as one reaches one ridge there is always another and a higher one beyond which blocks the view."

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Source : Fridtjof Nansen (1897). “The First Crossing of Greenland”, Longmans, Green

Fridtjof Nansen

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“The several sorts of religion in the world are little more than so many spiritual monopolies.”
“I was excited about the fourth movie I guess conceptually because, what I felt we should do it, we should try to make it a conceptual jump like Terminator did to T2. It was still the Terminator franchise, but it was something kind of bigger and grander.”
“Well, let me tell you, after three years of Obama, we are hopeless and changeless, and we need Mitt Romney to bring us back, to bring America back.”
“Self-acceptance comes from meeting life's challenges vigorously. Don't numb yourself to your trials and difficulties, nor build mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.”
“I don't know. I never smoked AstroTurf.”
“What's my greatest fear? I don't know; I have lots of fears. Regret, I don't want to have any regrets; that makes me scared.”
“And it's impossible for me to read Henry James.”
“I do make a conscious effort to bring energy every day. Have fun, keep stuff light, all of that stuff.”

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