The various estimates of the height of the true summit vary considerably, but by taking an average of these figures it is… — William Ernest Bowman Copy Share Image
Success is not arriving at the summit of a mountain as a final destination. It is a continuing upward spiral of progress.… — Wilferd Peterson Copy Share Image
Happiness is the summit of a high mountain; we can visit it, but we can't stay there! We are forced to go… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
Happiness is the struggle towards a summit and, when it is attained, it is happiness to glimpse new summits on the other… — Fridtjof Nansen Copy Share Image
It's not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step by step, a new pathway to it. — Gustav Mahler Copy Share Image
The leaders of the world's largest economies agreed during the November 2008 G20 summit not to create barriers hindering global trade and… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Over the summit, I saw the so-called Mono desert lying dreamily silent in the thick, purple light -- a desert of heavy… — John Muir Copy Share Image
You think this is going to work? This peaceful summit thing?” “Sure,” I said. After a second, I added, “Probably.” “Probably?” “Maybe,”… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Everest wasn't like any other mountain. Only one of ten climbers who attempt the mountain stands on the summit. And for every… — Stacy Allison Copy Share Image
“At the age of 45, most days in Tucson were spent feeling like I was on the summit of Mauna Kea, as… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
The beauty of the trees, the softness of the air, the fragrance of the grass, they speak to me. The summit of… — Chief Dan George Copy Share Image
Morality is a mountain which we cannot climb by our own efforts; and if we could we should only perish in the… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
With a tennis racket strapped tightly to her hiking pack, Martina Navratilova began her ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro. The tennis legend had… — Don Yaeger Copy Share Image
“I remember being at the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii and watching the 9-11 attacks on TV. It happened in the… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
What is the end of Fame? 'tis but to fill A certain portion of uncertain paper: Some liken it to climbing up… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
I went whenever I could, and always my eyes lifted to the hills. I was to find a spiritual and physical satisfaction… — Alfred Wainwright Copy Share Image
I have a strong lead so far, and I would be proud to win it because it remains the summit for a… — Hermann Maier Copy Share Image
Since his arrival, the new secretary of state has not held a single press conference. On his first big trip to Europe… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Sta come torre ferma, che non crolla Giammai la cima per soffiar de' venti. Be steadfast as a tower that doth not… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
It is the curse of talent that, although it labors with greater steadiness and perseverance than genius, it does not reach its… — Robert Schumann Copy Share Image
Each year I host a leadership summit in my district, and my biggest advice to young people is get experience. Get your… — Aaron Schock Copy Share Image
And a summit and flower there is the feeling they have for each other, And they are to branch boundlessly out of… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
But now that I was finally here, standing on the summit of Mount Everest, I just couldn't summon the energy to care. — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
Between the shores of the oceans and the summit of the highest mountain is a secret route that you must absolutely take… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Propaganda must appeal to mankind's better judgment and to the necessary belief in a better future. For this belief, the valley of… — Christian Lous Lange Copy Share Image
Our American story, for generations, is of a people who seek to move forward. A people who look at a mountain and… — Bill Owens Copy Share Image
If by some fiat I had to restrict all this writing to one sentence, this is the one I would choose: The… — John McPhee Copy Share Image
Life is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine and valleys of frustration and… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
The core belief that drives terrorism is the notion of a "holy place," along with the idea that some people belong there… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
I look forward to hosting Prime Minister Lee [Hsien Loong], whose friendship and partnership I appreciate very much and with whom I've… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down... So why bother in the first place? Just this: What… — Joseph Jaworski Copy Share Image
Doth not all nature around me praise God? If I were silent, I should be an exception to the universe. Doth not… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
In the mythic tradition, the Mountain is the bond between Earth and Sky. Its solitary summit reaches the sphere of eternity, and… — Rene Daumal Copy Share Image
In 2009, at the Vancouver Peace Summit, I met a supporter of Free the Slaves, an NGO dedicated to eradicating modern-day slavery;… — Lisa Kristine Copy Share Image
Live each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda - we will see if this problem can be resolved or… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
Mountains are cathedrals: grand and pure, the houses of my religion. I go to them as humans go to worship...From their lofty… — Anatoli Boukreev Copy Share Image
Oh land of farms and green hills mild Once formed by giants rough and wild With massive paws they gripped and tore… — Shannon Hale Copy Share Image
What we initially conceived as a fairly simple geologic experiment on Mars ultimately turned into humanity's first real overland expedition across another… — Steve Squyres Copy Share Image