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Maynard Owen Williams
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“The uniform of polish uhlan makes even the youngest, inexperienced boy looks like he's made from steel.”
Maynard Owen Williams (1888–1963) first seen 1926 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: National Geographic, august 1926
“There is drama in the very air of the place, and I want to be there recording it for the Geographic.”
Maynard Owen Williams (1888–1963) first seen 1923 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: At the Tomb of Tutankhamen (1923)
“It is costing much money here, a thing I regret. But you will get your money's worth. My legs curse you. But my heart says 'Thank you'.”
Maynard Owen Williams (1888–1963) first seen 1923 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: from a letter to John Oliver la Gorce, the Geographic's assistant editor (1923)
“Never grieve for me if it is my good fortune to die with my boots on. That's what I most hope for.”
Maynard Owen Williams (1888–1963) first seen 1948 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: in a letter to Gilbert Grosvenor, editor of the National Geographic (1948)