58 Quotes by Thor Heyerdahl

The Kon-Tiki expedition opened my eyes to what the ocean really is. It is a conveyor and not an isolator. The ocean has been man’s highway from the days he built the first buoyant ships, long before he tamed the horse, invented wheels, and cut roads through the virgin jungles.

Then we heard, rather faintly, in the receiver: “If all’s well, why worry?

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.

Agreement and acceptance rarely stimulate experiments and progress.