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Some people believe in Fate, others don't. I do, and I don't. It may seem at times as if invisible fingers move us above like puppets on strings. But for sure, we are notborn to be dragged along. We can grab the strings ourselvesand adjust our course at every crossroad, or take off at anylittle trail into the unknown.Thor Heyerdahl
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Some people believe in Fate, others don't. I do, and I don't. It may seem at times as if invisible fingers move us above like puppets on strings. But for sure, we are notborn to be dragged along. We can grab the strings ourselves and adjust our course at every crossroad, or take off at any little trail into the unknown.Thor Heyerdahl
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Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people.Thor Heyerdahl
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Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II.Thor Heyerdahl
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Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials.Thor Heyerdahl
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I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea.Thor Heyerdahl
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It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living in the desert of the jungle and who by the standards set by our society would be considered destitute and out of touch.Thor Heyerdahl
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Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.Thor Heyerdahl
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I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don't believe it exists. I've felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist.Thor Heyerdahl
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For every minute, the future is becoming the past.Thor Heyerdahl