A partner can encourage you, maybe even stop you from falling, but they can't get you to the top. That's entirely up to you.

...what makes a story unique is not necessarily the information in the story but what the writer chooses to put in or leave out.(pg. 146-147)

You can never tell you the mountain will allow and who it will not.

For a climber, saying that you are stopping by Everest is like saying that you are stopping by to see God.

You don't have to be alone to feel alone.

The only thing you'll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below.

My heavenly citizenship makes the whole world a foreign mission field.

There's nothing wrong with a little fear. Being fearful can save your life-it's saved mine on more than one occasion-but too much fear can stop you from living.

This is Simba," Nicole said, pointing to the lion. "Is he dangerous?" Asked Chase. "Not really. He mauled a trainer, but nothing much.

This is Simba, " Nicole said, pointing to the lion. "Is he dangerous?" Asked Chase."Not really. He mauled a trainer, but nothing much.

Recklessness is almost a man's revenge on his woman.

You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.

Sometimes I try to figure out why I always push things to talk about the really dark stuff in interviews, and I just think it's healing - for the listener, and for the guest.

Death is the condition of higher and more fruitful life.

One thing I encourage a lot of people to realize and do is to just have an adventure.

I want my pictures to cut through political abstractions... and make a connection on a human level.

Life was meant to be happy.

Spirituality and the secular world are not that far apart.

I don't much mind being expelled from communities.

I'm on my knees begging, please come and save me.