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 climbingoceanchallenges 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-generationclimbingstrength 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 escapingclimbinghouse 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. climbinglawmen 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-lifeclimbingmistake The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective. Al Neuharth climbingattitudefunny To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life. Alain Robert climbingeatingdrinking 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 climbinglastsmean 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 climbingeducationscience 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 climbingcreatingviews New frameworks are like climbing a mountain - the larger view encompasses rather than rejects the more restricted view. Albert Einstein climbingvisionviews My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing. Aldous Huxley climbingnaturefather You want to climb the mountain because it’s there and you know you can do it. Alex Zanardi confidenceclimbingknowing Evolution ever climbing after some ideal good, Alfred Lord Tennyson mudclimbingscience 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 climbingachievementage My next climb is going to be a tourist troll in a wheelchair. Allen Steck touristsclimbingnext 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 climbingessentialsuseless What we call strategy is mainly just crossing rivers on bridges and passing mountains though cols. Anatole France climbingbridgesrivers Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion. Anatoli Boukreev climbingambitionpractice 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-setclimbingadventure1234567891011»
