Quotes About Challenge

Fletcher recalled, "this was the greatest." They were grateful to have overcome it, "but it was not the last.

And Magellan came well armed for what would be the most important meeting of his life.

The will covered every eventuality that might befall a great explorer such as Magellan—except

what would actually occur once he set forth from Seville.

Magellan refused to consider this huge bay as anything more than that.

Serrano had no time to reef the sails. Fierce seas pounded the ship

Serrano attempted to head into the wind and ride out the storm, but overpowering gusts tore the sails

Estêvão Gomes, reassigned as the pilot of San Antonio, strongly dissented. Now that they had found

One by one, her crew of thirty-seven crawled to the end of the jib boom and jumped to a rocky beach.

Magellan believed that he could do what the Genoese navigator had claimed to do but had never actually accomplished:

Their land route back to Port Saint Julian presented seemingly overwhelming obstacles:

His relief did not last long. He faced the largest body of water on the planet

By this time, he had lost two ships. The three remaining vessels ventured into the passage without benefit of maps.

there, on its banks, build a raft to cross it. The river lay many miles to the north, and the task

proved daunting to the crew. They left most of the planks behind, and after four wretched days of marching overland

Mandeville argued that it was possible for people to circumnavigate the globe, but he warned

severe storm sprang up. The strong offshore winds blew Magellan's ships out to sea

were inspired by Ptolemy. Had Magellan comprehended the size of the Pacific

its currents, storms, and reefs, it is unlikely that he would have dared to mount an expedition.

he would have to do was find a way to get around or through South America

Humanity is under siege.

It is perfectly acceptable to remind the universe the reason She was created. And if any of the gods or goddesses toy with thee, it is perfectly acceptable for you to toy with them! Threaten to destroy or burn their effigies, their sacred books, statues, altars, and so forth, if they ignore your since entreaties.

British Society during the time of Crowley's life was repressed, inhibited, homophobic, arrogant, and thoroughly kept in check. Along came Aleister Crowley, a giant of an intellectual, a man who challenged all 'established' morals. In a similar manner, Crowley was very much like another antinomian Oscar Wilde.

The true survivor isn't someone with nothing to lose. He has something precious to lose. But at the same time, he's willing to bet it all on himself. And it makes what he has that much richer. Days stolen are always sweeter than days given.