"The way to Everest is not a Yellow…" — Jon Krakauer
"The way to Everest is not a Yellow Brick Road."
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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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More Brick Quotes
This quote is filed under Brick Quotes,
one of 312 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick.
— L. Frank Baum
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Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.
— Candice Bergen
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A career is like a house: it's made of many bricks, and each brick has the same value, because without…
— Andrea Bocelli
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Better to be a strong man with a weak point, than to be a weak man without a strong point.…
— William J. H. Boetcker
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Sometimes you'd come up against a brick wall... or sometimes you go into a fill and you'd know halfway through…
— John Bonham
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The jet stream is a very strong force and pushing a balloon into it is like pushing up against a…
— Richard Branson
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In general I was a good kid. It usually took a lot to make me mad. But once I reached…
— Benjamin Carson
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It's nice to be able to engage with this fan base that I've worked to build, brick by brick.
— Terri Clark
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In writing lyrics - well, for me, anyway - it's about getting into character, you know? 'Who is writing this?'…
— Ian Anderson
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In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or…
— Tadao Ando
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People who avoid the brick walls - all power to ya, but we all have to hit them sometimes in…
— Jennifer Aniston
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If you look at the top 20 companies of the world, 19 of them are still brick-and-mortar companies. I have…
— Anil Ambani
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