Fridtjof Nansen

"The history of the human race is a continual struggle from darkness towards 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."

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

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

"Let me tell you the secret of such so-called successes as there have been in my life, and here I believe I give you really good advice. It was to burn my boats and demolish my bridges behind me. Then one loses no time in looking behind, when one should have quite enough to do in looking ahead..."

"O, so wohlthuend friedlich und still! Welche Erholung für die Gedanken! Frei von dem betäubenden Lärm der Menschen mit ihren Hochrufen."

"Ich glaube, daß, wenn wir auf die sich in der Natur selbst vorfindenden Kräfte Acht geben und versuchen, mit denselben und nicht gegen sie zu arbeiten, wir den sichersten und leichtesten Weg zum Pole finden werden."