Tom Avery quote: "Suddenly, about two miles from the pole, we started to come across open water. One of the sledges ended up getting dunked in water, and some of the dogs as well."

We were really fighting until the end. Even so close to the pole, I wasn't so sure we would make it.
TOM AVERY

We were battling a negative ice drift,
TOM AVERY

Sedna, the Inuit goddess of the sea, is smirking. That's what polar travel is all about.
TOM AVERY

It sucks all the energy out of you when it is minus-40 degrees. You're trying to get out of your sle...
TOM AVERY

See, the thing that bothers me with young actors, young actors of color specifically, is that they s...
JAMES AVERY

Nature is my springboard. From her I get my initial impetus. I have tried to relate the visible dram...
MILTON AVERY

I don't believe everything happens for a reason. But I still search for reasons anyway. It's like I ...
AVERY SAWYER

At least the box is full of something useful. On his photo gracing a box of Raisin Bran
AVERY BROOKS

The idea is in my head to put it down is nothing.
MILTON AVERY

Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment.
AVERY BRUNDAGE

I don't believe they made it in honest and good faith.
AVERY WALKER

It may be a high number. That's why it's called bargaining.
AVERY WALKER

My mom felt like I needed help, and I felt that way, too. I want to get better for the spring.
AVERY WALKER

Pay issues can cost up to about $8 million a year and that would leave very little, if any, for ince...
AVERY WALKER

Today's statement ups the odds that the Bank of Canada will be back again with a 25 bp (basis point)...
AVERY SHENFELD

I place more emphasis on jobs numbers than on confidence surveys in estimating consumers' attitudes....
AVERY SHENFELD

What counts, of course, is what the trend would have been absent hurricanes Katrina and Rita,
AVERY SHENFELD

Looking only at 'affected areas' could understate the storm impacts, due to linkages between ports a...
AVERY SHENFELD

We expect the combination of a U.S. growth moderation and the lagged impacts of a strong Canadian do...
AVERY SHENFELD

The Bank of Canada remains on the warpath against inflation in an economy where recent job and produ...
AVERY SHENFELD

Whenever you have a situation where inflation is not a material risk and the economy is underperform...
AVERY SHENFELD

These confidence surveys are reflecting what people are reading -- that the economy is not creating ...
AVERY SHENFELD

In Canada, CPI inflation will be everywhere in energy, and nowhere in anything else, mirroring what ...
AVERY SHENFELD

For Josh, it'll be a test for him coming back for the first game, especially against a really good d...
AVERY JOHNSON

Our team is not playing enough of a 48-minute game and that's the disappointing thing. We know it's ...
AVERY JOHNSON

We're on the radar now. There is no hiding.
AVERY JOHNSON

What a great young player. You turn over No. 6, and there's Tony's No. 9. But he's better, he's quic...
AVERY JOHNSON

Hopefully the next game. I'm hoping that if this were a playoff game, he'd be playing.
AVERY JOHNSON

We kind of threw the first punch and kept on punching. We were fortunate enough to put together one ...
AVERY JOHNSON

We were not very good for the first three-and-a-half quarters, but between the fourth quarter and ov...
AVERY JOHNSON

Fifteen offensive rebounds...when did a Dallas team last do that. We put a lot of emphasis on that t...
AVERY JOHNSON

They were the aggressors in the first half. We really didn't get off the bus. We've got some letharg...
AVERY JOHNSON

We're not going to win a championship because some guy comes in and plays like Michael Jordan, ... W...
AVERY JOHNSON

If they're helping defray his medical expenses, they're making sure he lives well past June,
AVERY GOLDSTEIN

For the first time, I hear more and more Chinese say in open forums that they understand China will ...
AVERY GOLDSTEIN

China was viewed as a pariah state -- it was catastrophic,
AVERY GOLDSTEIN

The government [claimed] this was turning into massive civil unrest, ... In fact, that was not the c...
AVERY GOLDSTEIN

They wonder if the authoritarian order may have facilitated economic growth, ... They realize that p...
AVERY GOLDSTEIN

In today's schools, 'religious studies' has almost entirely replaced theology,
AVERY DULLES

were very careful to see that the terminology is in accord with the documents of the Holy See and wi...
AVERY DULLES

The job of the university is giving students a clear, solid, organic knowledge of Catholic doctrine ...
AVERY DULLES

By faith we adhere personally to God, ... Christianity, Catholicism, and divinity are three ways of ...
AVERY DULLES

I look for him to be pretty special by the time he's a senior.
AVERY CUTSHAW

The wheels just came off early for us. Their big plays hurt us, especially on a couple of punt retur...
AVERY CUTSHAW

We had some drives going, we had some targets open and he just overthrew the ball. But in his defens...
AVERY CUTSHAW

When you can initiate plays like that, it says a lot. What Sa'D does helps the overall defense, help...
AVERY CUTSHAW

That was his speed. That's what makes him so dangerous.
AVERY CUTSHAW

We could move the football; we've just got to figure out a way to get it in the end zone. We had opp...
AVERY CUTSHAW

He's a team player. He gives everything he's got no matter where he's playing.
AVERY CUTSHAW

Ford's our go-to receiver but not our only one. Keegan sees the field and distributes the ball based...
AVERY CUTSHAW

He's not all that verbal on the field. But when we needed big plays down the stretch, he was there f...
AVERY CUTSHAW

He's a blue-collar worker. He's here every day, trying to get things right in practice. I think what...
AVERY CUTSHAW

As soon as you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport, it's work.
AVERY BRUNDAGE

For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are a...
AVERY BRUNDAGE

The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast programme of...
AVERY BRUNDAGE

The ancient Greeks kept women athletes out of their games. They wouldn't even let them on the sideli...
AVERY BRUNDAGE

They violated one of the basic principals of the Olympic Games. That politics play no part whatsoeve...
AVERY BRUNDAGE

Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.
AVERY BRUNDAGE

The Olympic Movement is a 20th century religion. Where there is no injustice of caste, of race, of f...
AVERY BRUNDAGE

What I am is a thinking, feeling human being compelled by history.
AVERY BROOKS

This man knew how to live. He was the authentic embodiment of a dream, ancient wanderer. He lived it...
AVERY BROOKS

What a magnificent man. This man knew how to live. He gave us so much to last many lifetimes.
AVERY BROOKS

He taught us that to stand and be counted was the way to be.
AVERY BROOKS

Until the world in some way changes, then my responsibility is to share what I know and more importa...
AVERY BROOKS

Knowledge is going to make you stronger. Knowledge is going to let you control your life. Knowledge ...
AVERY BROOKS

At least the box is full of something useful. [On his photo gracing a box of Raisin Bran]
AVERY BROOKS

I feel that Jane's is really a vibe and a time. It wasn't like we were the Beatles. We didn&...
ERIC AVERY

I try to construct a picture in which shapes, spaces, colors, form a set of unique relationships, in...
MILTON AVERY

The sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an amusement and a pastime, but his eyes a...
AVERY BRUNDAGE

April can be a violent month.
BRIAN AVERY

Much of the valley has been at or below freezing for the last three days.
BRIAN AVERY

This will help. But one good year doesn't pull you out of a drought.
BRIAN AVERY

Extreme warm temperatures early on and wet, heavy rains could change that. That's what usually cause...
BRIAN AVERY

That's the problem with forecast modeling. It assumes current conditions and normal weather througho...
BRIAN AVERY

February is a dry month anyway. It's typically the driest month. And this February was drier than mo...
BRIAN AVERY

It's been below average in a lot of places.
BRIAN AVERY

Duncan will be touching down in Cape Town, and getting straight back on the next available flight. H...
JAMES AVERY

The district was closed after the village informed me there were breaks in the water system and the ...
JAMES AVERY

When I picked up those little girls that drowned, all I could think about was my grandbabies.
JAMES AVERY

When I picked up those little girls that drowned, all I could think about was my grandbabies,
JAMES AVERY

Growth will continue. To what degree, we don't know until it's here.
JAMES AVERY

You make a decision about how you want to live your life.
JAMES AVERY

Fletcher has gone to South Africa to drop his wife who is sick.
JAMES AVERY

Fletcher is accompanying his wife, who is currently unwell, on a flight to South Africa.
JAMES AVERY

We're simply following through on that.
JAMES AVERY

You couldn't get mad. You always had to remain calm no matter what, because they wanted you to get m...
JAMES AVERY

This year we surprised a lot of people. I'm happy now that it's done.
KYLE AVERY

Now I wish I would have changed the decision in the second. But, I did beat a lot of quality kids th...
KYLE AVERY

You always want to change the match after it's over.
KYLE AVERY

I threw him back. Then I held him on his back for a minute.
KYLE AVERY

Going into the match I didn't know he was so good at throwing.
KYLE AVERY

When the opportunity was there I felt it and went for it. I tipped him and threw the legs at the end...
KYLE AVERY

It's good to win, but we need to wrestle better. As a team we didn't wrestle good, but a few kids pu...
KYLE AVERY

It feels kind of good to come through the back door, score some points for the team and finish third...
KYLE AVERY

My mother worked hard for a long time and now I work hard to make sure that she doesn't have to work...
JOHN AVERY

That was a no-brainer because my father played football,
JOHN AVERY

It is a bit of both, ... It is a blessing because I know that I am capable but it is a curse because...
JOHN AVERY

a very nice (Grey Cup) ring; lots of diamonds, quality diamonds, too.
JOHN AVERY

If you're one of the top one or two in the league, why should age be a question? It's different if h...
JOHN AVERY

I mean, so what?,
JOHN AVERY

We're talking about twenty-something years of professional ball. You have seen every defence you can...
JOHN AVERY

That guy is a beast. Not only is he big but he's smart.
JOHN AVERY

I liked the feeling of being in the middle of trouble and trying to find a way out. Football is my l...
JOHN AVERY

Me playing and wanting to start would be selfish and not a team thing. If the timing isn't there, yo...
JOHN AVERY

What we've proposed is the result of many months of work and feedback from hundreds of people in San...
JIM AVERY

We've essentially doubled our population, doubled our load, over the last 23 years. Yet we have not ...
JIM AVERY

San Diego customers will pay 10 percent of the cost of this project, and yet 100 percent of the bene...
JIM AVERY

They've been talking about doing that for 10 years.
JIM AVERY

That took the wind out of our sail, that's for sure. You'd like it not to, but that's a pretty big h...
DEREK AVERY

Our success will depend on how fast the juniors and sophomores can adjust to the varsity game. We ha...
DEREK AVERY

He's not only big and strong, he's got moves. They were just better than we were tonight. They're go...
DEREK AVERY

Getting the wing back going may be key. We've been rotating some guys there and will continue to do ...
DEREK AVERY

He's a big kid. We have to be able to wrap up and gang tackle. We have to be ready for a physical ga...
DEREK AVERY

Their quarterback can run and throw well. They have an end that has speed and their halfback is 215 ...
DEREK AVERY

We didn't do a very good job at defending tonight. A few times, our corners got sealed inside and we...
DEREK AVERY

Steve eats, sleeps, breathes the facts of the case. I was just glad to see him back in the courtroom...
CHERE AVERY

Yes, definitely. We'll have to see what the defense files, but we plan to bring it back to trial.
CHERE AVERY

It is under review. Past that, we're unable to share any other information.
CHERE AVERY

The jury thought he was guilty based on the evidence.
CHERE AVERY

We didn't get enough information from the investigating agency to proceed with the case. We didn't h...
CHERE AVERY

He was the difference in the game. He hit everything they threw at him. I'm really happy for Jeff.
DAN AVERY

I thought Pat (Connolly) threw well for us, but you can't win games fielding the way we did. This on...
DAN AVERY

He got stronger as the game went on.
DAN AVERY

I think we were very nervous to start the game. I think (it helped) having a pitcher like Pat just t...
DAN AVERY

They will certainly have a role in the future of aviation, there is no doubt about it. People will p...
CHRIS AVERY

It is clear that the revenue environment is stronger than anticipated and consensus upgrades are lik...
CHRIS AVERY

We're still in the early stages (of recovery). The market is still suffering from excess capacity on...
CHRIS AVERY

That is obviously the most thorny problem. The situation is still brittle, even though the Gate Gour...
CHRIS AVERY

That is obviously the most thorny problem,
CHRIS AVERY

He's got the formula right. He's entering the market at the right time in terms of European liberali...
CHRIS AVERY

I think one of the other medium-tier airlines, outside the big three, are going to be looking at the...
CHRIS AVERY

The challenge will be to get the big corporate customers giving them their business, but it might be...
CHRIS AVERY

There has been just enough activity on the big, new shiny aircraft front ... to keep both manufactur...
CHRIS AVERY

BA is strategically focusing on profitable traffic, and that means it's turning away a lot of people...
CHRIS AVERY

Coming off a tough win against Minuteman, it's good to get a win against Swampscott over here. We ju...
MARVIN AVERY

We're going to do what we always do. We'll play smart on defense. They're a very athletic team, but ...
MARVIN AVERY

In that second game, we went in too overconfident. They went on a run and beat us by four points.
MARVIN AVERY

We started out slow with our defensive pressure, but we were creating a lot of turnovers, and we shu...
MARVIN AVERY

What's up, Doc?
TEX AVERY

I don't understand this whole Twitter, Facebook stuff. I don't get it. Make a phone call. Ta...
JAMES AVERY

I wanted to leave home, and I didn't know where I was going or what I was going to do or what wo...
JAMES AVERY

I just didn't like the idea of doing reunions, period. I could only see it as I'd just be go...
ERIC AVERY

You can't whisper the whole game,
AVERY JOHNSON

We feel if we stay poised and move the ball, we'll get the shot we want. There's no need to force an...
AVERY SHEETS

I know in my soul when something feels like a sell out and I think for me, I knew that if I did the ...
ERIC AVERY

This tragedy didn't hit Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. It hit America.
AVERY JOHNSON

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who was affected by this tragedy,
AVERY JOHNSON

We'll get past this. But it's just the beginning.
AVERY JOHNSON

It's about having a second chance, ... There are a lot of people in there that survived. So you try ...
AVERY JOHNSON

We came into tonight's game trying to cut off some of his passing angles, ... We did not follow the ...
AVERY JOHNSON

We're going to win as a team. We're going to win when Dirk Nowitzki continues to move forward and Jo...
AVERY JOHNSON

But we are trying to figure out how to take the next step. We've got a system in place now, and we'r...
AVERY JOHNSON

We are also thrilled to promote Rolando Blackman, one of the all-time Maverick and NBA greats, who b...
AVERY JOHNSON

San Antonio can be beaten.
AVERY JOHNSON

We have to go by the evidence, and there was no evidence of human intrusion.
CHERYL AVERY

We are beginning to see the inevitable effect of a serious slowdown in U.S. growth washing over to E...
CHRIS AVERY

BA is entering what we feel will be a tense six months for industrial relations as the pension fund ...
CHRIS AVERY

It is something he will have to take constant soundings of and at the same time try and extract some...
CHRIS AVERY

They didn't hear much from me at halftime. No throwing chairs, VCRs or Gatorade bottles. I didn't ge...
AVERY JOHNSON

I expect him back. Josh is a warrior. If it's something that might linger, then we'll think about si...
AVERY JOHNSON

Minimum, top five or 10. And it depends on the team. If I'm doing the mock draft, [Howard's] in ther...
AVERY JOHNSON

I think insomnia is a sign that a person is interesting.
AVERY SAWYER

Basic partnership law stated—and he paraphrased it to himself: if one partner fucks up, you all fu...
AVERY DUFF

You could have fucked me ’til your uncut, overexposed on the blogs, ‘too ginormous for my snatch...
AVERY ASTER

He's a young David Robinson with a better jump shot.
AVERY JOHNSON

I knew against their big men I would have to play big.
AVERY WRIGHT

That threw me off. I didn't realize I was behind the second line until I started to shoot but I was ...
AVERY WRIGHT

I knew we were going to make it far into the region. When we won, I was surprised ... This whole sea...
AVERY WRIGHT

We really want to raise indigenous leaders on every continent who take this message and do what they...
AVERY WILLIS

The amazing thing is we've all come with an attitude of what we can give, not what we can get. We've...
AVERY WILLIS

Seventy percent of the world's people today can't, don't, or won't read.
AVERY WILLIS

Morale is self-esteem in action
AVERY WEISMAN

They don't understand the losing that was here. They're used to winning.
AVERY SWARN

Sometimes when girls expect to lose, then they lose. When you have to teach them the game of basketb...
AVERY SWARN

I knew that there was a lot of work to do here.
AVERY SWARN

This was a month in which a number of one-time events conspired to mask the true strength of the eco...
AVERY SHENFELD

It's oil and natural gas prices that move the hearts and minds of those following the Canadian dolla...
AVERY SHENFELD

Given all the leverage that the household sector has built up, their confidence in rising home equit...
AVERY SHENFELD

Ahead of the storm clouds, the American job market was humming along nicely, a result that says litt...
AVERY SHENFELD

They knew they had players around them. You'll have the opportunity to get your own shot when it com...
AVERY SHEETS

It just seemed like whenever something kind of bogged down, everyone got in the right spot.
AVERY SHEETS

It's well worth the fee because you save so much in estate planning if you do it right.
AVERY NEUMARK

Never too early to start. Anything can happen at any time.
AVERY NEUMARK

The unfortunate thing is most people transfer assets too late.
AVERY NEUMARK

It's devastating what has happened to everyone,
AVERY JOHNSON

There was a four- or five-day process when they were on their rooftops, sleeping on roofs and in att...
AVERY JOHNSON

I pretty much knew every one on the court. I had a feeling and the game and that was to my advantage...
AVERY HOLLEY

I wanted to wait an extra day because I wanted it to be the right decision for me. They're going to ...
AVERY HOLLEY

We came out flat in the first quarter. But our coaches told us not to quit, and we watched our inten...
AVERY HOLLEY

I think he can play, but somebody is going to have to give him a chance.
AVERY CUTSHAW

We knew we had to slow him down. We didn't. But we did enough good things to keep him out of the end...
AVERY CUTSHAW

If I were a carpenter, I'd find a way to empower using that skill. I'm using as much as God ...
AVERY BROOKS

Nick is so hungry for a championship. I remember when we lost to San Antonio in the Western Conferen...
AVERY JOHNSON

Time is not infinite and the European Commission has banned further state aid.
CHRIS AVERY

We have to use him in the post more, ... If we did it one or two times a game last season, we have t...
AVERY JOHNSON

Why talk when you can paint?
MILTON AVERY

It certainly wasn't a stellar competition or performance on our part. But the team rallied, never ga...
MILES AVERY

The invitational was very competitive, as it usually is. This tournament had some of the best teams ...
MILES AVERY

The team has looked pretty good. Thinking where this team was going to be, in terms of being a very ...
MILES AVERY

Suddenly, about two miles from the pole, we started to come across open water. One of the sledges ended up getting dunked in water, and some of the dogs as well.

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Suddenly, about two miles from the pole, we started to come across open water. One of the sledges ended up getting dunked in water, and some of the dogs as well.

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