The leader's attitude helps determine the attitudes of the followers.
I called to the other men that the sky was clearing, and then a moment later I realized that what I had seen was not a rift in the clouds but the white crest of an enormous wave.
Now my eyes are turned from the South to the North, and I want to lead one more Expedition. This will be the last. . . to the North Pole.
After months of want and hunger, we suddenly found ourselves able to have meals fit for the gods, and with appetites the gods might have envied.
From the sentimental point of view, it is the last great Polar journey that can be made.
Men Wanted for Dangerous Expedition: Low Wages for Long Hours of Arduous Labour under Brutal Conditions; Months of Continual Darkness and Extreme Cold; Great Risk to Life and Limb from Disease, Accidents and Other Hazards; Small Chance of Fame in Case of Success.
I chose life over death for myself and my friends. . . I believe it is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all.
I see no reason to keep silent about my enjoyment of the sound of my own voice as I work.
I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business.
Peace of the sort that brings wholeness, harmony, and health to our lives only happens when chaos, confusion, and conflict are included and transcended.
In the 1970s we saw a massive shift of household savings from the banks to the brokerage firms.