Mount Quotes

272 quotes by 216 authors

In 1977, I climbed a fairly difficult mountain for the first time, which was Mount McKinley, in Alaska. I climbed the so-called 'American Direct Route,'… — Tamae Watanabe
I have the terrible feeling that, because I am wearing a white beard and am sitting in the back of the theatre, you expect me… — Orson Welles
Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble… — Oprah Winfrey
It isn't that NPR is matriarchal but that it has dedicated itself to not being patriarchal in its outlook and presentation, stipulating from the outset… — James Wolcott
I don't ascribe to the idea of the ivory tower composer who sits alone in a room composing his masterpieces and then comes down from… — John Zorn
A horse must be a bit mad to be a good cavalry mount, and its rider must be completely so. — Steven Pressfield
A book is an arrangement of twenty-six phonetic symbols, ten numerals, and about eight punctuation marks, and people can cast their eyes over these and… — Kurt Vonnegut
If you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your… — Robert Jordan
A war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Often, though, the passivity of the woman's role weighs on me, suffocates me. Rather than wait for his pleasure, I would like to take it,… — Anais Nin
The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. — Oprah Winfrey
So, you wrecked Alcatraz Island, made Mount St. Helens explode, and displaced half a million people, but at least you're safe." "Yep, that pretty much… — Rick Riordan
The only thing you'll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below. — Roland Smith
The South-wind brings Life, sunshine and desire, And on every mount and meadow Breathes aromatic fire; But over the dead he has no power, The… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you're climbing Mount Everest, nothing is easy. You just take one step at a time, never look back and always keep your eyes glued… — Jacqueline Susann
O snail Climb Mount Fuji But slowly, slowly! — Kobayashi Issa
If I were a younger man, I would write a history of human stupidity; and I would climb to the top of Mount McCabe and… — Kurt Vonnegut
Till swollen with cunning, of a self-conceit, His waxen wings did mount above his reach, And, melting, Heavens conspir'd his overthrow. — Christopher Marlowe
I watch the Eruptions. Mount Dad, long dormant, now considered armed and dangerous. Mount Saint Mom, oozing lava, spitting flame. Warn the villagers to run… — Laurie Halse Anderson
He was getting that look he gets, oh boy, like Here comes Moses tromping down off of Mount Syanide with ten fresh ways to wreck… — Barbara Kingsolver

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