I had ambition not only to go farther than any man had ever been before, but as far as it was possible for a man to go.

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Born in 1728 to a Yorkshire farm family

Born in 1728 to a Yorkshire farm family, Cook rose from coal-ship sailor to Royal Navy captain. Three Pacific voyages charted Australia, discovered Hawaii, and first penetrated the Antarctic Circle.

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Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.

Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.

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