Mawson Quotes

This best time to Nap is ... after the one before.

In no department can a leader spend time more profitably than in the selection of the men who are to accomplish the work.

The tranquillity of the water heightened the superb effects of this glacial world. Majestic tabular bergs whose crevices exhaled a vaporous azure; lofty spires, radiant turrets and splendid castles; honeycombed masses illumined by pale green light within whose fairy labyrinths the water washed and gurgled. Seals and penguins on magic gondolas were the silent denizens of this dreamy Venice. In the soft glamour of the midsummer midnight sun, we were possessed by a rapturous wonder—the rare thrill of unreality.

I envy no man, my wants and desires consumed by my search to quench their longing and my ability to accomplish every quest.

What follows from all of this, then, is that, as well as thinking a bit more about the philosophy of religion, we should think a bit more about comparative religion; the psychology of religion; the sociology of religion; and theology. And, having thought about them for a while, we might very well conclude that the only reasonable course is to stop doing so and to start to pray.'°

and it must be remembered that the men whose desires lead them to the untrodden paths of the world have generally marked individuality.

Throughout the passage of time I have surprised myself at the determination I have found from within to succeed in my endeavours. I don’t think I was ever seriously conscious of this determination, being well hidden deep inside and thus I always viewed any accomplishment “as old hat”. Having lived life my way and on my terms,I have broken through the boundaries of the considered norm.

John Robert Francis ‘Frank’ Wild is legendary in Antarctic exploration. The only person to have received the Silver Polar Medal with four bars, he made five expeditions to the Antarctic with the three major explorers of the heroic era of Antarctic exploration.

Caroline's right hand moved from her pocket and started moving up and down rapidly. After a moment or two, she let out a frustrated groan. "Words are so inelegant,

Had I been in my generator box, observing Kathleen Scott and Douglas Mawson during their lunch, I might have described them, in penguin terms, as approaching each other cautiously and bowing. That is, in the very preliminary stage of courtship when a female investigates a male performing his ecstatic display. Most often it goes nowhere: she turns and runs away. Most often.

Buck up! Do your damndest and fight: It's the plugging away that will win you the day.

Amelia, I do not begrudge my students mental health days. And I do not pry into why they need them. If you are magically exhausted, then that’s fine, but if it is something else... That’s also fine. Just talk to someone if it’s serious.

History of Magic teacher.

The winds have a force so terrific as to eclipse anything previously known in the world. We have found the kingdom of blizzards. We have come to an accursed land.

was at this point that Mawson remembered the lines from Robert Service’s poem ‘The Quitter’: Just have one more try—it’s dead easy to die It’s the keeping-on-living that’s hard.