Richard E. Byrd Quotes:
Ocupation: Naval Officer
Life: October 25, 1888 - March 11, 1957
Birthday: October 25
Death: March 11
At the end only two things really matter to a man, regardless of who he is; and they are the affection and understanding of his family. Anything and everything else he creates are insubstantial; they are ships given over to the mercy of the winds and tides of prejudice. but the family is an everlasting anchorage, a quiet harbor where a man's ships can be left to swing to the moorings of pride and loyalty.
source: Richard E. Byrd (2003). “Alone: The Classic Polar Adventure”, p.179, Island Press
