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

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.

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.

How in the name of Merlin's pants have you managed to get your hands on those Horcrux books?

Stars are shining, my dreams too

The merit of all things lies in their difficulty.

A little personality goes a long way.

If we are waiting for guaranteed courses of action, we may spend much of our life waiting.

I still write in long hand. I type like a chimpanzee.

And in that time, I lost my dad and had kids of my own. It was like, OK, I get it now. I know what fatherhood is all about. And you look at your parents differently

I have always looked on my businesses not just as money-making machines, but as adventures that can, I hope, make people better off.

In the end, we love people into belief. We do not argue them into belief.

The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.