Ernest Shackleton Quotes
I chose life over death for myself and my friends... I believe it is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all.
Quotes to Explore
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I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing 'Burial Rites,' I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.
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Along with enough sleep and taking proper supplements, I steam - in my steam shower. I find it's very healing, more than just your typical 'tea and honey.'
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Find something that you love to do, and find a place that you really like to do it in. I found something I loved to do. I'm a mechanical engineer by training, and I loved it. I still do. My son is a nuclear engineer at MIT, a junior, and I get the same vibe from him. Your work has to be compelling. You spend a lot of time doing it.
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My parents were amazing and wonderful, but there was a lot of pressure to do my best and in every way possible.
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The United States has grown into a remarkable nation specifically because of our independent spirit and free market.
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I'd like to be curvier.
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I was 18 when I did 'The Amanda Show,' and I was 19 when I did 'MadTV,' and I was in way over my head. I was just sort of a goof who could do impressions of WB stars - speaking of the Dawson Van Der Beek era - and it was overwhelming. I don't think I've learned more faster in my life than when I worked on 'MadTV.'
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When I was in Denver, guys came into the team, and we started at a pretty high level.
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I asked each one of them to make out with me and their reactions varied from excitable to horrified.
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Born in the garret, in the kitchen bred.
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The problem is, in software design, often the consequences of your decisions don't become apparent for years.
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God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.
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It's a great thing to live in a digital age. It's convenient; it's fast.
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I've always been a ravenous consumer of opinion. When I was in my high school library and my college library, I would read 'National Review' and I would read 'The Nation' and I would read 'The American Spectator' and I would read 'Mother Jones.'
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The joy I get from work is just huge.
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That's a traditional Samoan dance. I was lucky that I was able to fly my cousins, who are professional dancers, up from Hawaii and they were able to be in the movie with me. We had a great time.
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One of the greatest features of science is that it doesn't matter where you were born, and it doesn't matter what the belief systems of your parents might have been: If you perform the same experiment that someone else did, at a different time and place, you'll get the same result.
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I always like to work with really good filmmakers and really good actors.
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People think I like to expose my body. But I don't. It's just because the dance moves require it.
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I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.
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I know when I walk into that classroom in the morning, even if it’s for a split second, at some point I’m being checked out.
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Dropbox is my life.
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I am not particularly religious. But I think we do face the question of where God is, why we are created and where does life go, why we exist. That sort of thing. And it is very hard to talk about it these days, because it cannot be proven. It is hard to discuss it rationally.
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I chose life over death for myself and my friends... I believe it is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all.
