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Lincoln Ellsworth Quotes
Page 1 of 1Lincoln Ellsworth
May 12, 1880 - May 26, 1951
Nationality: American
Category: Explorer
Subcategory: American Explorer
|  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. | | 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. | | 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. |
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