Ernest Shackleton was a British explorer renowned for leading the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917). He was a member of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's British Antarctic Expedition (1901-1904) and the Nimrod Expedition (1907-1909). His most famous expedition was the Endurance, where he and his crew were marooned for over a year after their ship was crushed by ice. Shackleton's leadership and survival skills during this ordeal are legendary, and he is celebrated for his ability to lead his men to safety. He passed away on January 5, 1922.
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Source: The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909
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Source: South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
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“If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard.”
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“Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results.”
“A man must shape himself to a new mark directly the old one goes to ground.”
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“From the sentimental point of view, it is the last great Polar journey that can be made.”
“I thought you'd rather have a live donkey than a dead lion.”
“I have often marveled at the thin line which separates success from failure.”
“If you're a leader, a fellow that other fellows look to, you've got to keep going.”