23 Quotes by Ranulph Fiennes

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    There is of course, never any point in crying over spilt milk - the key is to learn from failures and then to keep going.

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    The ultimate starting point for planning any adventure or expeditionby far and away the greatest book on earth

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    People who go to the polar regions are statistically less likely to die than salesmen who drive on motorways in England.

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    Whenever feasible, pick your team on character, not skill. You can teach skills; you can't teach character.

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    There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.

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    Whenever feasible, pick your team on character, not skill. You can teach skills; you can’t teach character.

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    Rivalry is one of the factors pushing me. While my back was turned, the Norwegians managed to achieve the first Arctic crossing in winter. I didn’t want the same to happen in the Antarctic.

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