"I love being outdoors, being in the mountains……" — Jon Krakauer
"I love being outdoors, being in the mountains and the desert, and my wife enjoys that too. That's one of the things that sustain our relationship."
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94 Quotes by Jon Krakauer
Jon Krakauer has 94 quotes on this site.
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HAPPINESS is ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED
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To the contrary: His life hummed with meaning and purpose. But the meaning he wrestled from existence lay beyond the…
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Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose…
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Early on a difficult climb, especially a solo climb, you’re hyper-aware of the abyss pulling at your back, constantly feeling…
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Antarctica has this mythic weight. It resides in the collective unconscious of so many people, and it makes this huge…
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It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning…
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The only person you are fighting is yourself and your stubbornness to engage in new circumstances.
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Those who would assail the Book of Mormon should bear in mind that its veracity is no more dubious than…
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Straddling the top of the world, one foot in China and the other in Nepal, I cleared the ice from…
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In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the…
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There is something special about a quiet untouched forest that just pulls you into the moment. Something that no parks…
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Don't settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon.
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I'm so happy to have been a part of that process and I would go straight back into the desert…
— Orlando Bloom
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Just as Mars - a desert planet - gives us insights into global climate change on Earth, the promise awaits…
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My father once said, 'If you're in the desert and you're dying of thirst, are you going to drink a…
— Nicolas Cage
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As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within…
— Albert Camus
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The people who were honored in the Bible were the false prophets. It was the ones we call the prophets…
— Noam Chomsky
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...but out of the desert, from the dry places and the dreadful suns, come the cruel children of the lonely…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the…
— Laozi
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The only thing worse than finishing second is to be lying on the desert alone with your back broken. Either…
— Unknown Author
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It is very hard to live with silence. The real silence is death and this is terrible. To approach this…
— Edmond Jabes
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For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the…
— Lyndon B. Johnson
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For thousands of years, father and son have stretched wistful hands across the canyon of time, each eager to help…
— Alan Valentine
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My sole literary ambition is to write one good novel, then retire to my hut in the desert, assume the…
— Edward Abbey
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