Quotes by Climbing To use an image, making a film is like climbing a mountain or crossing an ocean. Every day has its challenges. Abdellatif Kechiche climbing ocean challenges Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career. Abdul Kalam young-generation climbing strength He had so many ways of climbing into the tree house in his head, escaping the madness below, and pulling the ladder up behind him. Abraham Verghese escaping climbing house Press forward at all times, climbing forward toward that higher ground of the harmonious society that shapes the laws of man to the laws of God. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. climbing law men To put yourself into a situation where a mistake cannot necessarily be recouped, where the life you lose may be your own, clears the head wonderfully. It puts domestic problems back into proportion and adds an element of seriousness to your drab, routine life. Perhaps this is one reason why climbing has become increasingly hard as society has become increasingly, disproportionately, coddling. Al Alvarez routine-life climbing mistake The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective. Al Neuharth climbing attitude funny To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life. Alain Robert climbing eating drinking If you've climbed the first 140 meters it doesn't mean that you've succeeded; you are going to succeed by climbing the last 10 meters. Alain Robert climbing lasts mean Creating a new theory is not like destroying an old barn and erecting a skyscraper in its place. It is rather like climbing a mountain, gaining new and wider views, discovering unexpected connections between our starting points and its rich environment. But the point from which we started out still exists and can be seen, although it appears smaller and forms a tiny part of our broad view gained by the mastery of the obstacles on our adventurous way up. Albert Einstein climbing education science Creating a new theory is not like destroying an old barn and erecting a skyscraper in its place. It is rather like climbing a mountain and gaining new and wider views. Albert Einstein climbing creating views New frameworks are like climbing a mountain - the larger view encompasses rather than rejects the more restricted view. Albert Einstein climbing vision views My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing. Aldous Huxley climbing nature father You want to climb the mountain because it’s there and you know you can do it. Alex Zanardi confidence climbing knowing Evolution ever climbing after some ideal good, Alfred Lord Tennyson mud climbing science Many have questioned the quality of this sort of achievement, deploring the use of pitons, tension traverses and expansion bolts, but the record speaks for itself. This is a technical age and climbers will continue in the future to look for new routes. There is nothing more satisfying than being a pioneer. Allen Steck climbing achievement age My next climb is going to be a tourist troll in a wheelchair. Allen Steck tourists climbing next We do not deceive ourselves that we are engaging in an activity that is anything but debilitating, dangerous, euphoric, kinesthetic, expensive, frivolously essential, economically useless and totally without redeeming social significance. One should not probe for Allen Steck climbing essentials useless What we call strategy is mainly just crossing rivers on bridges and passing mountains though cols. Anatole France climbing bridges rivers Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion. Anatoli Boukreev climbing ambition practice How could the adventure seeker of today find satisfaction with the level of performance that was a standard set more than 40 years ago ? Anatoli Boukreev standards-set climbing adventure 1234567891011»