Ernest Shackleton Quotes

1874–1922 Ireland

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO OBE (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish explorer, now chiefly remembered for his Antarctic expedition of 1914–1917 in the ship Endurance.

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Also known as: Ernest H Shackleton, Ernest H Shackleton CVO OBE, Ernest H. Shackleton, Ernest H. Shackleton CVO OBE, Ernest Henry Shackleton, Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO OBE

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I have been thinking much of our prospects.

South (1920)

The difficulties of the journey lay behind us.

South (1920)

At the bottom of the fall we were able to stand again on dry land.

South (1920)

Optimism is true moral courage.

South with Shackleton (1949)

Difficulties are just things to overcome after all.

Shackleton (2013)