General Sickles, this is in some respects higher ground than that to the rear, but there is still higher in front of… — George Meade Copy Share Image
The weight of the sky dropped onto Atlas's back, almost smashing him flat until he managed to get to his knees, struggling… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Mr. President at this time it is suicide, murder, and will lose us every friend at the North. You will wantonly strike… — Robert Toombs Copy Share Image
"Where do you get your ideas?" That's the one question I'm genuinely sick of being asked, and also genuinely fascinated by. What… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
It's one of our favorite American myths that broad plains necessarily make broad minds, and high mountains make high purpose. — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
One beautiful diamond is worth more than a mountain of stones, and one virtuous act of acquiescence and submission is better than… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Part of the magic of the experience lay in the sheer beauty of the setting: the breathtaking sight of the high mountains,… — Joseph Jaworski Copy Share Image
I roamed the countryside searching for answers to things I did not understand. Why shells existed on the tops of mountains. How… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
The India I Love, does not make the headlines, but I find it wherever I go - in field or forest, town… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
Oh, sons of earth! attempt ye still to rise. By mountains pil'd on mountains to the skies? Heav'n still with laughter the… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“A voice said, "Climb." And he said, "How shall I climb?the mountains are so steep that I cannot climb." The voice said,… — Amy Carmichael Copy Share Image
“Taking Amberen was how I discovered the treatment for Altitude Hypersensitivity.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Walk with me to the edge of the city, / Take off your shoes and feel the earth. / Remember who you… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
You making haste on decay: not blameworthy; life is good, be it stubbornly long or suddenly A mortal splendor: meteors are not… — Robinson Jeffers Copy Share Image
The quality of place, the reaction to immediate contact with earth and growing things that have a fugal relationship with mountains and… — Ansel Adams Copy Share Image
Now and again, it is necessary to seclude yourself among deep mountain and hidden valleys to restore your link to the source… — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
As you gain elevation [on the mountain] your IQ goes down - but your emotional affect goes up, which is great for… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
I am not a religious man. I have not attended a service for many years. But I do believe in God. My… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“Jeg ligger og kjender at jeg hader dette forbandede fjeld, fordi det har makt over mitt sind. Hvad vil du mig -… — Peter Wessel Zapffe Copy Share Image
Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a mountain in a fog. But I would… — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
Our way is not soft grass; it's a mountain path with lots of rocks. But it goes upwards, forward, toward the sun. — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
“Poverty is possible in every society because someone refused to speak out.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
Southern Kordofan is not a disputed territory. It is, and will remain, in the north, where the Nuba Mountains are. People believe… — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image