Quotes by Explorers

But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them. Christopher Columbus

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I believe that there are many herbs and many trees that are worth much in Europe for dyes and for medicines; but I do not know, and this causes me great sorrow. Arriving at this cape, I found the smell of the trees and flowers so delicious that it seemed the pleasantest thing in the world. Christopher Columbus

I ordered each man to be presented with something, as strings of ten or a dozen glass beads apiece, and thongs of leather, all which they estimated highly; those which came on board I directed should be fed with molasses. Christopher Columbus

When I came there I found all my family gone, for the Indians had killed five people in the winter near that place, which frightened my wife and family away to Roanoke about 35 miles nearer in among the inhabitants, which I was informed of by an old man I met near the place. Christopher Gist

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I need your help. I am injured, near death, and too weak to hike out of here. I am all alone. This is no joke. In the name of God, please remain to save me. I am out collecting berries close by and shall return this evening. Thank you, Chris McCandless. Christopher McCandless

Death God Alone Me You Joke Thank You Too Please Weak Out Berries Collecting Shall Remain Name Hike Return Am Close Thank Your Help Evening Injured Chris Near Here Need Save

I know exactly what my values are and what I love to do. That's worth additional years right there. I say no to a lot of stuff that would be easy money but deviates from my meaning of life. Dan Buettner

People who are making it to 100 live in environments where they are regularly nudged into physical activity. Dan Buettner

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Walking is the only way proven to stave off cognitive decline - it works. Dan Buettner

Way Only Proven Off Walking Decline Works Cognitive

The longest-lived people eat a plant-based diet. They eat meat but only as a condiment or a celebration. Nothing they eat has a plastic wrapper. Dan Buettner

People Nothing Eat Wrapper Only Celebration Diet Meat Plastic

The luster of an experience can actually go up with time. So, learning to play a new instrument, learning a new language - those sorts of things will pay dividends for years or decades to come. Dan Buettner

I have always followed exactly what interests me and never really worried about the money. And when you think about it, to be able to travel the world... on an expense account and do exactly what interests you, it just doesn't get much better than that. Dan Buettner

Serve yourself, put the food away, then eat. Dan Buettner

Food Yourself Eat Put Then Away Serve

I think we live in a culture that relentlessly pursues comfort. Ease is related to disease. We shouldn't always be fleeing hardship. Hardship also brings people together. We should welcome it. Dan Buettner

Together Welcome Culture People Live Think Related Ease Relentlessly Also Comfort Always Disease Fleeing Should Hardship Brings

One of the big things I've learned is that there's an advantage to regular low-intensity activity. Dan Buettner

Big Advantage Learned Big Things Regular Activity Things

The secret to longevity, as I see it, has less to do with diet, or even exercise, and more to do with the environment in which a person lives: social and physical. What do I mean by this? They live rewardingly inconvenient lives. Dan Buettner

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In such a diversity it was impossible I should be disposed to melancholy. Daniel Boone

Impossible Diversity Melancholy Should

I will place no value on anything I have or may possess except in relation to the kingdom of Christ. David Livingstone

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Fear God and work hard. David Livingstone

Work God Work Hard Fear Fear God Hard

I am prepared to go anywhere, provided it be forward. David Livingstone

Am Go Provided Anywhere Forward Prepared

Heaven knows that I have done all that a mortal could do, to save the people, and the failure was not my fault, but the fault of others. Davy Crockett

Failure People Fault Others Could Mortal Knows Done Heaven Save

The party in power, like Jonah's gourd, grew up quickly, and will quickly fall. Davy Crockett

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