Peak Quotes
350 quotes by 296 authors
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I used to have a saying that when a player is at his peak, he feels as though he can climb.
— Alex Ferguson
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I meditate for the last time on this mountain that is bare, though others all around are white with snow. Like the bare peak of…
— Peter Matthiessen
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She had always felt that the essence of human experience lay not primarily in the peak experiences, the wedding days and triumphs which stood out…
— Dan Simmons
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Capture of Nanking Rain and a windstorm rage blue and yellow over Chung the bell mountain as a million peerless troops cross the Great River.…
— Mao Zedong
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EACH AND EVERY master, regardless of the era or place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and earth. There are many paths leading…
— Morihei Ueshiba
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From 1999 to 2003 was the peak of equipment in ski racing. Since then, it's all gone in the wrong direction.
— Bode Miller
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It's a moment. A defining moment when you know that your favorite television program has reached its peak. That instant that you know from now…
— Unknown Author
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I think the 60s and 70s were the peak period for the singer-songwriter, for sure.
— Andrew Gold
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The great piano virtuoso Paderewski was once playing before an audience of the rich and the royal. After a brilliant performance, an elegant lady waxed…
— Eric Butterworth
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Shearer could be at 100% fitness, but not peak fitness.
— Graham Taylor
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The whole world is a cyclone. But once you have found the center, the cyclone disappears. This nothingness is the ultimate peak of consciousness.
— Rajneesh
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The morning woods were utterly new. A strong yellow light pooled beneath the trees; my shadow appeared and vanished on the path, since a third…
— Annie Dillard
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I think Pete Sampras has really reached his peak. About the only thing he doesn't do is cook.
— Michael Chang
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Men need to know the elemental challenges that sea and mountains present. They need to know what it is to be alive and to survive…
— William O. Douglas
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Man has always seen himself the peak of creation. The part of the universe that thinks. The purpose for it all. It's no doubt a…
— Jack McDevitt
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So far in facing this huge [peak oil] challenge, our political/economic system seems unable to cope with reality. We are forced to carry on living…
— Madeleine Bunting
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The number of children is not growing any longer in the world. We are still debating peak oil, but we have definitely reached peak child.
— Hans Rosling
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At eleven I was at the peak of my creative powers: I was writing stories and playlets, putting together poetryprojects. I was absorbed by my…
— Todd Solondz
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Every man needs to find a peak, a mountain top or a remote island of his own choosing that he reaches under his own power…
— Alain Gerbault
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What I want to avoid is staying at the same place. As I improve in skills, musical interpretations, and acting, I am able to approach…
— Unknown Author
Who Wrote These Peak Quotes
296 authors contributed a total of 350 Peak Quotes, led by these top contributors: