Quote by Thor Heyerdahl
A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line

A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a map, a line that doesnt even exist in nature and say that the ugly enemy lives on the one side, and good friends live on the other. – 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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War
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I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesnt 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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strength
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I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I dont believe it exists. Ive 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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alone
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Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of. – Jane Austen

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The Ukrainian community is tight-knit by nature. – Vera Farmiga

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The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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Nature

We trifle when we assign limits to our desires, since nature hath set none. – Christian Nestell Bovee

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