Ever since the morning of May 29, 1953, when Tenzing Norgay and I became the first climbers to step onto the summit… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have a variety of friends I climb with. But the common thing is I trust all of them. They're solid climbers,… — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
Each stone, each bend cries welcome to him. He identifies with the mountains and the streams, he sees something of his own… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Hard things are valuable; easy things are not so valuable. Reaching the mountaintop is rewarding because it is hard. If it was… — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
Britannia needs no bulwarks, No towers along the steep; Her march is o'er the mountain waves, Her home is on the deep. — Thomas Campbell Copy Share Image
There are going to be peaks and valleys in everything - in your marriage, in your job, in your life. So just… — Ricky Schroder Copy Share Image
In 1994 while on weekend manoeuvres in France, I commandeered a Chieftain tank without permission of my immediate superiors. I then attempted… — Nick Frost Copy Share Image
The main thing as a director, you always want to have a bit of a worry about the material you're going to… — Susanne Bier Copy Share Image
“People ask me, 'What is the use of climbing Mount Everest?' and my answer must at once be, 'It is of no… — George Mallory Copy Share Image
“I am convinced that the jealous, the angry, the bitter and the egotistical are the first to race to the top of… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Intercourse is after all man's best teacher. "Know thyself" is an excellent maxim; but even self-knowledge cannot be perfected in closets and… — William Matthews Copy Share Image
“To live only for some unknown future is superficial. It is like climbing a mountain to reach the peak without experiencing its… — A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Copy Share Image
“They were both at such an age that they stood on a cusp. They could think in one part of their minds… — Charles Frazier Copy Share Image
Kids in Alaska don't know they're growing up on the Last Frontier. It's just what they see on the license plates, and… — Tom Bodett Copy Share Image
Something very significant appears to be happening in America. There is a dramatic shift in voter affinity toward the GOP, and it… — Bob Beauprez Copy Share Image
Comrade Mao, whether he was crossing 'a sea of surging waves' or scaling 'a mountain pass impregnable as iron' always held unwaveringly… — Xi Jinping Copy Share Image
The rest of us are still trying to find ways to live in the world with spiritual values. Myself included. We've learned… — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share Image
A lizard in the spring - hear his darling sing. A bird with wings to fly - go back to his darling… — Charles Frazier Copy Share Image
“It's easy to convince men to love you, Puck. All you have to do is be a mountain they have to climb… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“It is this spirit of godliness that will bring forth the attributes, the principles and the life style of godliness.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
Now suddenly there was nothing but a world of cloud, and we three were there alone in the middle of a great… — Black Elk Copy Share Image
There is always a sneer in Las Vegas. The mountains around it sneer. The desert sneers. And arrogant in the middle of… — Jan Morris Copy Share Image
You know I can’t go out there. There’s daylight outside. (Ravyn) Well, that’s what happens when the big yellow ball comes up… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of climbers, those who climb because their heart sings when they're in the mountains, and all the rest. — Alex Lowe Copy Share Image
I go to the gym in the morning to warm up, and then I go to the mountain and train. Then I… — Hannah Kearney Copy Share Image
Often I'll go outside and just place my hands on the soil, even if there's no work to do on it. When… — Andy Couturier Copy Share Image
I knew I needed to challenge myself mentally and physically - not just for me but for my family - so I… — Dorit Kemsley Copy Share Image
Journeying through secret doors, curving corridors, and connecting rooms into the mountain was like being digested by the different organs of a… — Alex Grey Copy Share Image
When I was 16, we moved to live in Stratford-Upon-Avon. That was the year of Paul Scofield's 'Lear.' I think he is… — Tim Pigott-Smith Copy Share Image
It's a wonderful feeling when your father becomes not a god but a man to you - when he comes down from… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
You need boundaries... Even in our material creations, boundaries mark the most beautiful of places, between the ocean and the shore, between… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Disneyland is supposed to be the happiest place on Earth and I have to say when I'm riding around in that crazy… — Famke Janssen Copy Share Image
Mountaineering is one of the most difficult sports - we are away from routine life for days, living in tents, and it… — Samina Baig Copy Share Image
The perfect journey is never finished, the goal is always just across the next river, round the shoulder of the next mountain.… — Rosita Forbes Copy Share Image
We have better relationships with those who truly seek us rather than those sitting on the couch watching us move mountains trying… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Don't deny the existence of a mountain in your life; deny its authority to stay, and refuse to allow it to stop… — Jesse Duplantis Copy Share Image
“You will discover new horizons, new perspectives, and new visions when you summon the courage to climb the highest mountains.” — Gift Gugu Mona Copy Share Image
I definitely hope to relax when I get back hope. I will disappear into the forest and be rejuvenated by the beauty… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
