Roy Chapman Andrews Born : January 26, 1884 Died : March 11, 1960 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Roy Chapman Andrews Always there has been an adventure just around the corner--and the world is still full of corners. Roy Chapman Andrews stills adventure world In the [first] fifteen years [of field work] I can remember just ten times when I had really narrow escapes from death. Two were from drowning in typhoons, one was when our boat was charged by a wounded whale; once my wife and I were nearly eaten by wild dogs, once we were in great danger from fanatical lama priests; two were close calls when I fell over cliffs, once I was nearly caught by a huge python, and twice I might have been killed by bandits. Roy Chapman Andrews whales dog years Today there remain but a few small areas on the world's map unmarked by explorers' trails. Human courage and endurance have conquered the Poles; the secrets of the tropical jungles have been revealed. The highest mountains of the earth have heard the voice of man. But this does not mean that the youth of the future has no new worlds to vanquish. It means only that the explorer must change his methods. Roy Chapman Andrews voice men mean I was born to be an explorer. There never was any decision to make. I coudn't be anything else and be happy,the desire to see new places, to discover new facts- the curiosity of life always has been a resistless driving force to me. Roy Chapman Andrews curiosity decision desire I never let practical considerations clutter my youthful dreams. Roy Chapman Andrews consideration clutter dream Palaeontology is the Aladdin's lamp of the most deserted and lifeless regions of the earth; it touches the rocks and there spring forth in orderly succession the monarchs of the past and the ancient river streams and savannahs wherein they flourished. The rocks usually hide their story in the most difficult and inaccessible places. Roy Chapman Andrews spring science past Man is an ape with possibilities. Roy Chapman Andrews apes humanity men I wanted to go everywhere. I would have started on a day's notice for the North Pole or the South, to the jungle or the desert. It made not the slightest difference to me. Roy Chapman Andrews desert differences made
