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title: "8 Think Climbing Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [Works? Works? A man get to heaven by works? I would as soon think of climbing to the moon on a rope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/works-works-a-man-get-to-heaven-by-works-i-would-as-soon-think-of/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

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> [... to keep moving up ... , you have to abandon the security of that ledge and reach for another hold. Letting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-vujicic/to-keep-moving-up-you-have-to-abandon-the-security-of-that-ledge-and/)

[Nick Vujicic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-vujicic/)

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> [I think climbing deserves to be an Olympic sport, as it is one of the few natural movements - like swimming or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ondra/i-think-climbing-deserves-to-be-an-olympic-sport-as-it-is-one-of-the/)

[Adam Ondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ondra/)

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> [Think about climbing a mountain. If you decide you're going up Everest, you don't start with a sprint. You'll never make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georges-st-pierre/think-about-climbing-a-mountain-if-you-decide-you-re-going-up-everest/)

[Georges St-Pierre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georges-st-pierre/)

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> [“When you think you are descending, you are climbing, but you do not know it. When you think you are climbing, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhu-xiao-mei/when-you-think-you-are-descending-you-are-climbing-but-you-do-not/)

[Zhu Xiao-Mei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhu-xiao-mei/)

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> [I have done a fair bit of meditation practice, but I think through climbing it's definitely an easier way for me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sharma/i-have-done-a-fair-bit-of-meditation-practice-but-i-think-through/)

[Chris Sharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sharma/)

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> [I think climbing is less a sport and more a hobby, and as such, I think everybody's a beginning climber.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lowe/i-think-climbing-is-less-a-sport-and-more-a-hobby-and-as-such-i-think/)

[Alex Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lowe/)

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> [I think climbing mountains or buildings or whatever has been a really good metaphor for finishing my work. Because no matter how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-butler/i-think-climbing-mountains-or-buildings-or-whatever-has-been-a-really/)

[Octavia Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-butler/)

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