Fridtjof Nansen

“The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.”

“We all have a land of beyond to seek in our lives.”

“It is better to go skiing and think of God, than to go to church and think of sport.”

“I demolish my bridges behind me... then there is no choice but to move forward.”

“Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong.”

“Man wants to know, and when he ceases to do so, he is no longer man.”

“Starvation and misery are not policies. In the long run they are dangerous and expensive policies.”

“Love is a wonderful, terrible thing.”

“The first great difficulty is to find the right grain of wisdom.”

“The history of the human race is a continual struggle from darkness into light. It is, therefore, to no purpose to discuss the use of knowledge—man wants to know, and when he ceases to do so, he is no longer man.”

“We must find a way to get back to the simple life, and when we have found that, we have found everything.”

“Have you not learned that it is a shame to be afraid?”

“If it is a dream, let it be a dream, but let me live it.”