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Thor Heyerdahl Quotes

Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials Picture Quote #1

...arranging the journey was so difficult. Getting home again was much easier Picture Quote #1

One learns more from listening than speaking. And both the wind and the people who continue to live close to nature still have much to tell us which we cannot hear within university walls Picture Quote #1

I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don’t believe it exists. I’ve felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist Picture Quote #1

Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II Picture Quote #1

Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity Picture Quote #1

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It is progress when weapons are improved to kill more people at a longer range Picture Quote #1

For every minute, the future is becoming the past Picture Quote #1

... arranging the journey was so difficult. Getting home again was much easier Picture Quote #1

In fighting nature, man can win every battle except the last. If he should win that too, he will perish, like an embryo cutting its own umbilical cord Picture Quote #1

Therefore, I feel convinced that any political picture can be changed to suit the needs of the powers that be Picture Quote #1

This world has seen a great many civilizations. And many of them have survived for longer periods than ours up to the present. They were all as sure as we are today of having founded the first eternal civilization. We today differ from them in having our western civilization spread to embrace the entire planet, leaving no room on any continent for any other culture to take over if we fail Picture Quote #1

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Land! An island! We devoured it greedily with our eyes and woke the others, who tumbled out drowsily and stared in all directions as if they thought our bow was about to run on to a beach. Screaming seabirds formed a bridge across the sky in the direction of the distant island, which stood out sharper against the horizon as the red background widened and turned gold with the approach of the sun and the full daylight Picture Quote #1

Once in a while you find yourself in an odd situation. You get into it by degrees and in the most natural way but, when you are right in the midst of it, you are suddenly astonished and ask yourself how in the world it all came about Picture Quote #1

Borders I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people Picture Quote #1

We must wake up to the insane reality of our time. We are all irresponsible, unless we demand from the responsible decision makers that modern armaments must no longer be made available to people whose former battle axes and swords our ancestors condemned Picture Quote #1

We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology has demonstrated very clearly that this is not so Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe in war as a solution to any kind of conflict, nor do I believe in heroism on the battlefield because I have never seen any Picture Quote #1

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I also believe that when one dies, one may wake up to the reality that proves that time does not exist Picture Quote #1

A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a map, a line that doesn’t even exist in nature and say that the ugly enemy lives on the one side, and good friends live on the other Picture Quote #1

Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to hate. Hate is more for those with a slightly guilty conscience, and who by chewing on old hate in times of peace wish to demonstrate how great they were during the war Picture Quote #1

One learns more from listening than speaking.And both the wind and the people who continue to live close to nature still have much to tell us which we cannot hear within university walls Picture Quote #1

It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living in the desert of the jungle and who by the standards set by our society would be considered destitute and out of touch Picture Quote #1

In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds Picture Quote #1

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I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn’t occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea Picture Quote #1

I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don’t believe it exists. I’ve felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist Picture Quote #1

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Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials. (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) ...arranging the journey was so difficult. Getting home again was much easier. (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) One learns more from listening than speaking. And both the wind and the people who continue to live close to nature still have much to tell us which we cannot hear within university walls. (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don’t believe it exists. I’ve felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist. (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) It is progress when weapons are improved to kill more people at a longer range (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) For every minute, the future is becoming the past (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) ... arranging the journey was so difficult. Getting home again was much easier (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) In fighting nature, man can win every battle except the last. If he should win that too, he will perish, like an embryo cutting its own umbilical cord (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) Therefore, I feel convinced that any political picture can be changed to suit the needs of the powers that be (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) This world has seen a great many civilizations. And many of them have survived for longer periods than ours up to the present. They were all as sure as we are today of having founded the first eternal civilization. We today differ from them in having our western civilization spread to embrace the entire planet, leaving no room on any continent for any other culture to take over if we fail (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) Land! An island! We devoured it greedily with our eyes and woke the others, who tumbled out drowsily and stared in all directions as if they thought our bow was about to run on to a beach. Screaming seabirds formed a bridge across the sky in the direction of the distant island, which stood out sharper against the horizon as the red background widened and turned gold with the approach of the sun and the full daylight (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) Once in a while you find yourself in an odd situation. You get into it by degrees and in the most natural way but, when you are right in the midst of it, you are suddenly astonished and ask yourself how in the world it all came about (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) Borders I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) We must wake up to the insane reality of our time. We are all irresponsible, unless we demand from the responsible decision makers that modern armaments must no longer be made available to people whose former battle axes and swords our ancestors condemned (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology has demonstrated very clearly that this is not so (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) I don’t believe in war as a solution to any kind of conflict, nor do I believe in heroism on the battlefield because I have never seen any (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) I also believe that when one dies, one may wake up to the reality that proves that time does not exist (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a map, a line that doesn’t even exist in nature and say that the ugly enemy lives on the one side, and good friends live on the other (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to hate. Hate is more for those with a slightly guilty conscience, and who by chewing on old hate in times of peace wish to demonstrate how great they were during the war (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) One learns more from listening than speaking.And both the wind and the people who continue to live close to nature still have much to tell us which we cannot hear within university walls (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living in the desert of the jungle and who by the standards set by our society would be considered destitute and out of touch (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn’t occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes) I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don’t believe it exists. I’ve felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist (Thor Heyerdahl Quotes)