The best Quotes by Fridtjof Nansen

The best Quotes by Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (10 October 1861 - 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian.

I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward.
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It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of sport.

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Ich gehe langsam, aber ich gehe nie zurück.
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Without progress there will be stagnation and decay. There again, progress for progress's sake must be discouraged, for our tried and tested traditions often require no tinkering. A balance, then, between old and new, between permanence and change, between tradition and innovation.
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We keep moving forward, opening new doors... because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.
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In a world that's changing so quickly, you're guaranteed to fail if you don't take any risks.
Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook CEO)
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I have always been fascinated with those who try to look over the horizon and see things that are coming at us.
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It is probably true quite generally that in the history of human thinking the most fruitful developments frequently take place at those points where two different lines of thought meet.
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For a bunch of hairless apes, we've actually managed to invent some pretty incredible things.
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[Sarif Ending - Pro Augmentation]
It's in our Nature to want to rise above our limits. Think about it. We were cold, so we harnessed fire. We were weak, so we invented tools. Every time we met an obstacle, we used creativity and ingenuity to overcome it. The cycle is inevitable... but will the outcome always be good? I guess that will depend on how we approach it.
Adam Jensen in Deus Ex - Human Revolution
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If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do - you have to keep moving forward.
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Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.
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It's a wonderful world. You can't go backwards. You're always moving forward. It's the wonderful part about life. And that's terrific.
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Anything is possible if you got enough nerve.
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To me, the very definition of the word "broken" suggests that something can be fixed.
Elijah Mikaelson in The Originals - Season 1 Episode 8
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Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one.
Grandmother Willow in Pocahontas
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Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
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How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
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There is no such thing as bad ideas. Just poorly executed awesome ideas.
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What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
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If you give it your all, there's nothing to blame yourself for.
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Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right.
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A dream is only a dream.. until you decide to make it real.
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How others see you is not important. How you see yourself is everything.
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It is not good to cross the bridge before you get to it.
I like to see myself as a bridge builder, that is me building bridges between people, between races, between cultures, between politics, trying to find common ground.
In times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers.
T’Challa in Black Panther
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We build too many walls and not enough bridges.
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When God understand that only the best go skiing, he created football for the rest.
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When I'm in the starting gate, it's just me and the hill.
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It can take a lifetime to discover skiing, but only an instant to fall in love with it.
In Canada, there's two seasons: 6 months of winter and 6 months where skiing sucks.
When hell freezes over, I will ski there too.
If skiing was easy, it would be called snowboarding.
Many people attach skis to their feet. Few attach them to their soul.
The worst day skiing is still better than the best day at work.
I did not fall - I'm checking the snow conditions!
Without them, we are just some village somewhere in the mountains of Tyrol. But with them, we are Kitzbühel, the Aspen of the Alps.
Kitz - Season 1 Episode 1
I have been skiing since I was in school, but I'm not great. I am never going to break an Olympic record, I just want to go down the hills, on red or blue runs, but not... black.
One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.
Joe Biden - März 2024
What do you call an Asian Dwayne Johnson?
The Wok.
I'm paranoid. On my stationary bike, I have a rear view mirror.
When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life.

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