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

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.

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.

The greater a man’s folly, the greater his enslavement. The wiser a man is, the greater his freedom.

I fear not the man who has practiced 10, 000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10, 000 times.

Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle.

Let me just say: Peace to you, if you're willing to fight for it.

People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that's a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated.

I respected [Margaret Thatcher] enormously. She had great integrity in that respect.

Artists are tuning forks. Their goal is to create resonance in the audience.

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness.

...when food is shared in a fair way, with solidarity, when no one is deprived, every community can meet the needs of the poorest. Human ecology and environmental ecology walk together.

Exceeding expectations is where satisfaction ends and loyalty begins.