Aron Ralston Quotes

Adversity is the source of our deepest growth and greatest blessings; embrace it, dare to seek it.

Everything happens for a reason, and part of that beauty of life is that we're not allowed to know those reasons for certain.

May your boulders be your blessings. May you be able to embrace them. And may you find what's extraordinary in yourself.

It's me. I chose this. I chose all of this — this rock has been waiting for me my entire life. I’ve been moving towards it my whole life.

When we find inspiration, we need to take action for ourselves and for our communities. Even if it means making a hard choice, or cutting out something and leaving it in your past.

I kind of entered a flow state. I've been there before while climbing. You are not thinking ahead. You are just thinking about what is in front of you each second.

You'll never find your limits until you've gone too far.

What you're looking at there is my arm, going into the rock... and there it is, stuck. It's been without circulation for twenty-four hours. It's pretty well gone.

I stepped out of my grave and into my life again.

Saying farewell is also a bold and powerful beginning.

Indeed, it has affirmed my belief that our purpose as spiritual beings is to follow our bliss, seek our passions, and live our lives as inspirations to each other.

Perhaps it’s time, I muse, to close those chapters and remember the enduring lesson of my entrapment: that relationships, not accomplishments, are what’s important in life.

I feel like I'm climbing as well, if not better, than ever.

Judging by my degradation in the last 24 hours, I'll be surprised if I make it to Tuesday.

Bring love and peace and happiness and beautiful lives into the world in my honor. Thank you. Love you.

I certainly made mistakes.

And that's where I'm finally at today - my life is about being with my family. This is what's important.