Lincoln Ellsworth quotes
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“If I did not have for him the warm affection a son feels toward a less austere and preoccupied father, I at least had an immense respect for him, and a great admiration.”
-- Lincoln EllsworthSource : Lincoln Ellsworth (1938). “Beyond Horizons”, New York, Book League of America
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“One of the things that made me persist in the Antarctic in the face of sickening discouragements was my determination to name a portion of the earth's surface after my father.”
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“Not until, years later, I found my true interest in life did I discover that I could master a subject, no matter how difficult, if it helped me in what I wanted to do.”
-- Lincoln EllsworthSource : Lincoln Ellsworth (1938). “Beyond Horizons”, New York, Book League of America
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Source : Michael A. Stackpole, Aaron Allston (2016). “The X-Wing Series: Star Wars Legends 10-Book Bundle: Rogue Squadron, Wedge's Gamble, The Krytos Trap, The Bacta War, Wraith Squadron ,Iron Fist, Solo Command, Isard's Revenge, Starfighters of Adumar, Mercy Kill”, p.1629, Del Rey
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“I was raised Catholic, but my father's people were Methodist, so we went to both churches.”
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“No blade can puncture the human heart like the well-chosen words of a spiteful son.”
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“A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.”
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