Mt Everest Quotes

9 quotes by 7 authors

• If the reason for climbing Mt. Everest is that it's hard to do, why does everyone go up the easy side? — George Carlin
• I would also suggest that any aspiring writer begin with short stories. These days, I meet far too many young writers who try to start… — George R. R. Martin
• I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit by a couple… — Edmund Hillary
• If by some fiat I had to restrict all this writing to one sentence, this is the one I would choose: The summit of Mt.… — John McPhee
• When the climbers in 1953 planted their flags on the highest mountain, they set them in snow over the skeletons of creatures that had lived… — John McPhee
• I think my first thought on reaching the summit- of course, I was very, very pleased to be there, naturally - but my first thought… — Edmund Hillary
• The biggest accomplishment, in racial terms, for Barack Obama was being elected. He had to overcome his blackness to be elected. He climbed the Mt.… — Randall Kennedy
• If the limit of age 80 is at the summit of Mt Everest, the highest place on Earth, one can never be happier. — Yuichiro Miura
• Why climb Mt. Everest? Because it's there. — Higher Grounds

Who Wrote These Mt Everest Quotes

7 authors contributed a total of 9 Mt Everest Quotes as follows:

• 2 Mt Everest Quotes by Edmund Hillary
• 2 Mt Everest Quotes by John McPhee
• 1 Mt Everest Quote by George Carlin
• 1 Mt Everest Quote by George R. R. Martin
• 1 Mt Everest Quote by Randall Kennedy
• 1 Mt Everest Quote by Yuichiro Miura
• 1 Mt Everest Quote by Higher Grounds