We must always remember with gratitude and admiration the first sailors who steered their vessels through storms and mists, and increased our knowledge of the lands of ice in the South.

Victory awaits him, who has everything in order - luck we call it. Defeat is definitely due for him, who has neglected to take the necessary precautions - bad luck we call it

With sufficient planning, you can almost eliminate adventure from an expedition.

The English have loudly and openly told the world that skis and dogs are unusable in these regions and that fur clothes are rubbish. We shall see — we shall see.

Victory awaits him who has everything in order - luck, people call it.

A rich and varied menu is for people who have no work to do.

The numerous people who imagine that a long stay in the Polar regions makes a man less susceptible of cold than other mortals are completely mistaken.

The effect of the great and sudden change of altitude made itself felt at once; when I wanted to turn round in my bag, I had to do it a bit at a time, so as not to get out of breath.

Everything is on a reduced scale here in the Polar regions; we can't afford to be extravagant.

Even Mahatma Gandhi - hardly a comfortable character - always wore a bowler hat with his loin cloth when practising as a barrister in London.

I've always voted Republican because America is exactly that, a republic. You can't expect much leadership with a Democrat behind the desk their not even close to dual efficient.

The moon's a powerful mistress. She can reach through any wall or covering and work her wicked charms.

A good book is a good book, and there are a lot of different ways to approach writing or reading one.

I'm concerned with not ever being fashionable.

You'll get much better results by being upfront, answering creditors calls, and responding to their letters. Delaying the inevitable only digs a deeper hole.

Believing that you can be sure of everything you've achieved.

I should have mixed something stronger than Coke floats.

Marriage is traditionally the destiny offered to women by society. Most women are married or have been, or plan to be or suffer from not being.

I could not become an American citizen. I would not like to become a citizen of a country that has capital punishment.