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Someone gave me great advice. That when you're looked on as a pioneer, or you start a trend, you're not always going to benefit from it.

It is not easy to be a pioneer - but oh, it is fascinating! I would not trade one moment, even the worst moment, for all the riches in the world.

My father was a pioneer in so many ways. He was fearless, and I think that I kind of picked that up from him as well.

In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail.

On every side, and at every hour of the day, we came up against the relentless limitations of pioneer life.

A pioneer destroys things and calls it civilization.

I mean, when you're a pioneer and you are at the forefront of an offensive, you're going to be the most optimistic person.

I am not afraid to be a pioneer. When a door is ajar, you need to open it fully. And once you are in that room, you need to see what other doors there might be and where they might lead.

I'm the kind of person who, if I were living in another time, if I had to pick any time, I would probably be a pioneer. I just love the simplicity of what it means to work hard with your hands - to eat and survive.

So I picked a field where I had a little exposure. Where I thought I could have an enormous challenge, and have a chance to really do some good, to be a pioneer in an area, and not just be like everyone else.