Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong.
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Fridtjof Nansen
Born in Norway in 1861, Fridtjof Nansen was a polymath who achieved world-class distinction in polar exploration, neuroscience, oceanography, diplomacy, and humanitarian work. He led the first crossing of Greenland's interior (1888), set the farthest-north record of 86 degrees 14 minutes during the Fram expedition (1893-96), and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 for his work as the League of Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Fridtjof Nansen's Other Quotes
The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.
Have you not succeeded? Continue! Have you succeeded? Continue!
We all have a Land of Beyond to seek in our life—what more can we ask? Our part is to find the trail that leads to it.
Never in my life have I been brought into touch with so formidable an amount of suffering.
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