Thor Heyerdahl Professions : Ethnographer Born : October 6, 1914 Died : April 18, 2002 Browse All Authors Top 32 quotes by Thor Heyerdahl It says in the Bible, in plain words, that God made a self-portrait. He created man in His own image - man and woman - for God is Love.Why should we start thinking of a god up in the clouds with wings, if He dwells within us in the spirit of Love?! Thor Heyerdahl clouds men thinking We are not talking about esthetics. We are talking about life: survival of Man. We must train young people to get another vision of Nature. We call it 'wilderness,' and we think it is progress to get further and further away from it. How crazy! Where would we have been if Nature had not built us up? Thor Heyerdahl crazy men thinking ...arranging the journey was so difficult. Getting home again was much easier. Thor Heyerdahl sailing journey home I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don't believe it exists. I've felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist. Thor Heyerdahl doe time believe I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea. Thor Heyerdahl sacrifice order years We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology has demonstrated very clearly that this is not so. Thor Heyerdahl navigation taught civilization Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to hate. Hate is more for those with a slightly guilty conscience, and who by chewing on old hate in times of peace wish to demonstrate how great they were during the war. Thor Heyerdahl hate wish war Man invents the most inhuman armaments to assault others so like himself that uniforms are needed to distinguish between friend and foe. Thor Heyerdahl uniforms assault men But if we begin thinking about the world being over 100 million years old, then it's absolutely by chance that you and I are sitting here alive today, while all the others are dead or have never been born. Thor Heyerdahl live-for-today years thinking In a city a man may feel second to none. But alone in the immensity of the universe, among all the creatures that preceded man and built up the human species, even a most fervent atheist will wonder if Darwin found the visible road but not the invisible mechanism. Thor Heyerdahl atheist god men I don't believe in war as a solution to any kind of conflict, nor do I believe in heroism on the battlefield because I have never seen any. Thor Heyerdahl heroism war believe Therefore, I feel convinced that any political picture can be changed to suit the needs of the powers that be. Thor Heyerdahl suit picture feel political Similar Authors Raphael Patai ethnographer All Authors