Conrad Anker Quotes

The mystery is what prompted men to leave caves, to come out of the womb of nature.

I will always look for things that are different from the last thing I played.

I think the curiosity of mankind, that we want something unknown. Like, 500 years ago, humankind wanted to know what the other side of the ocean is, and it was a very risky project, and then we decided that probably we can fly; let's fly higher. And now we're flying space station, and still it's not enough for us: we want to know what's beyond.

Science is the greatest of all adventure stories, one that's been unfolding for thousands of years as we have sought to understand ourselves and our surroundings.

The great problems of the Twentieth century will have immediate relation to the discoveries of America, of Africa, and of Australia.

Most of the people I write about have been ambitious outlanders who have been attracted to New York from other parts of the world.

Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die.

I've always wanted to broaden my horizons.

I've done a lot of things away from my homeland.

The human race has a yearning to explore. That's part of our biological and psychological makeup.

Exploration is an oft-lauded human activity, and one that resonates in the same way that music and good stories do. It's hard-wired into our species (and into many others), no doubt because it has survival value. Exploration occasionally rewards those who accept its risks, usually with new resources.

Europe began as the relatively empty, uncivilized Wild West of Asia; then the Western Hemisphere became the Wild West of Europe. Now the sun has set in our West and risen once more in the East.

I'm still learning, and that's what life is about.

American History is largely the record of the adjustment of a migrating people to their environment.

Since the discovery of Columbus, there has been no event of equal importance to the human race.

Sometimes people invent things because they want to stay alive or feed their children or conquer the village next door. But just as often, new ideas come into the world simply because they're fun. And here's the really strange thing: many of those playful but seemingly frivolous inventions ended up sparking momentous transformations in science, in politics and society.

If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. Walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food.

I think it's in our nature to try to get beyond that next horizon. I think that when we, as a species, are scratching that itch, we're actually following an evolutionary compulsion that is wired into us. I think good things come of it.

It's in our nature. We need to explore and find out what's going on outside of who we are.

Homo Sapiens is a frontier creature. It is what we do; it defines what we are. This has been true from our very beginnings. It is the core reason our progenitors wandered forth from the first primordial valleys in search of more room, better hunting, or more fertile soil.

I understand that space travel and expansion is just as much about altering ourselves, our attitudes, our social structures, our very biology, as it is about altering the places we choose to live.

I think, just philosophically, we're made to explore.

We need people pushing the boundaries. Exploration is what we, as humans, do.

I really believe that, as human beings, we have an innate need to explore, to see what's around the corner.

I'm interested in many different things. I guess I just want to evolve.