Swimming has been a very effective medium for telling a story about the state of our planet. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes effective medium planet
Britain has bred many great explorers, but they seem to get so little coverage compared to soccer and rugby players. Lewis Gordon Pugh breedbritaincompare Change image and share on social
I just never, ever want to give up. Most battles are won in the 11th hour, and most people give up. If you give up once, it's quite hard. If you give up a second time, it's a little bit easier. Give up a third time, it's starting to become a habit. Lewis Gordon Pugh 11thbattlebite share on social
I learned two basic lessons on Everest. First, just because something has worked in the past does not mean it will work today. Second, different challenges require different mindsets. Lewis Gordon Pugh basicchallengeeverest Change image and share on social
We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't sit down and have a conversation about what you did in bed last night with your friends. Despite the ubiquity of sex, it's still a taboo when it comes to day-to-day conversation. Mary Roach bedconversationculture share on social
Now, what that means is that there is fundamental indeterminacy from quantum mechanics, but besides that there are other sources of effective indeterminacy. Murray Gell-Mann effectivefundamentalindeterminacy Change image and share on social
You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company. Samuel Johnson companydaughterdelight Change image and share on social