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Tramping is too easy with all this money. My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal... I've decided that I'm going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty of it is just too good to pass up. Christopher McCandless
Life Time Good Freedom Money Simple Beauty Meal Live Too Easy Some More Had Exciting Days Come Around Pass Were Up Going Just Decided Next
It is the experiences, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found. God it's great to be alive! Christopher McCandless
God Great Joy Living Alive Triumphant Real Real Meaning Experiences Which Meaning Fullest Found Extent
A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few men to attack a powerful army of experienced warriors. Daniel Boone
Army Heroes Men Country Few Action Defence Though Scene Attack Powerful Led Few Men Experienced Warriors Zeal
Soon after, I returned home to my family, with a determination to bring them as soon as possible to live in Kentucky, which I esteemed a second paradise, at the risk of my life and fortune. Daniel Boone
Life Home Family Determination Paradise My Life Live Possible Risk Soon Returned After Esteemed Which Them Fortune Second Bring Kentucky
If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I don't want them. I want men who will come if there is no road at all. David Livingstone
Good You Will Men Only Road Come Know Want Them Who
If one man in the country could take all the money, what was the use of passing any bills about it? Davy Crockett
Man Money Country One-Man About Could Take Passing Any Use Bills
While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges. Edmund Hillary
Great Me Challenges World Looking Other Everything Valley Top Though Out About Mentally Could Towards Beyond Looked How Still Climbed End While Interesting Worked Across Standing Even Route Everest Peak
I think I mainly climb mountains because I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. I never attempt to analyze these things too thoroughly, but I think that all mountaineers do get a great deal of satisfaction out of overcoming some challenge which they think is very difficult for them, or which perhaps may be a little dangerous. Edmund Hillary
Great Dangerous Challenge Great Deal Mountains Difficult Think Too Analyze Thoroughly Out Some Attempt Never Mainly Perhaps Overcoming Because Deal Climb Very Get May Which Little Them Satisfaction Things Enjoyment
When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself. Jacques Yves Cousteau
Life Man Opportunity Whatever Extraordinary One-Man Lead He Himself Reason Keep Right
Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go. James Cook
Me Man Before Ambition Think Other Possible Has-Been Only Leads Go Been Than Any As Far As Far Farther
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
Happiness Technology Man People Miracles Living Society Our Considered Destitute Out Would Would-Be Find Rarer Touch Also Surrounded Jungle Than Standards Who Desert Among Set
In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds. Thor Heyerdahl
Happy Experience Circle Find Rarer Than Person Happy Person Really Among Millionaires
For me, exploration is about that journey to the interior, into your own heart. I'm always wondering, how will I act at my moment of truth? Will I rise up and do what's right, even if every fiber of my being is telling me otherwise? Ann Bancroft
Truth Journey Me Heart Interior Will Own Fiber Every Otherwise Telling About Rise Always How Up Wondering Being Exploration Act Your Moment Even Right
I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better. Ann Bancroft
Better Overcome Think Our Strive Ourselves Struggles Push Know Get
Film critics said I gave a voice to the fear we all have: that we'll reach a certain point in our lives, look around and realize that all the things we said we'd do and become will never come to be - and that we're ordinary. Ann Bancroft
Fear Will Become Gave Our Our Lives Critics Voice Point Never Come Reach Look Around Said Ordinary Realize Certain Certain Point Film Lives Things
Water links us all as human beings. Everyone needs water, and we all have challenges about it, no matter where we live. Yet even in the U.S., people aren't aware of problems facing water. Ann Bancroft
Needs Challenges People Water Matter Problems Live Everyone About Facing Links Human Where Human Beings Us Beings Even Aware
The rules of survival never change, whether you're in a desert or in an arena. Bear Grylls
You Change Survival Rules Arena Never Whether Desert
Christianity is not about religion. It's about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It's about finding joy and finding home. Bear Grylls
Faith Home Religion Joy Christianity Finding About Forgiven Being Held
Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck. Bear Grylls
You Sometimes Matter Try Luck Bit Look How Hard Need
I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up. Bear Grylls
Hood John Robin Robin Hood Always Up Wanted Baptist Growing Growing Up
Life's full of lots of dream-stealers always telling you you need to do something more sensible. I think it doesn't matter what your dream is, just fight the dream-stealers and hold onto it. Bear Grylls
Life You Fight Matter Think Telling Dream Something More Onto Always Lots Just Hold Sensible Your Full Your Dream Need
Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather. Bear Grylls
You Survival Protection Weather First Extreme Priority Getting Fast
I always had a really natural faith as a kid. Where I knew God existed and it felt very free and pretty wild and natural, and it wasn't religious. Bear Grylls
God Faith Natural Free Wild Kid Religious Pretty Had Knew Felt Always Existed Very Where Really
After having dispatched a meal, I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single house, and that without an occupant; we had no doubt that the people had fled in terror at our approach, as the house was completely furnished. Christopher Columbus
People Single Meal Doubt Approach Our Furnished No Doubt Having Had House Without Terror After Ashore Found Save
Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections. Daniel Boone
Man Soul Natural Our Objects Powerful Affections Curiosity Influence Interesting
May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable ambition! Daniel Boone
War Goodness Ambition Monster Insatiable Hated Almighty Accursed Same Banish May Lands Her Associates
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