Becoming a 'Sir' is slightly uncomfortable at first, although it is a considerable honor. It is amazing how quickly you become accustomed to it.

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

I will come again & conquer you because as a mountain you can't grow, but as a human, I can

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.

With practice and focus, you can extend yourself far more than you ever believed possible.

Mount Everest, you beat me the first time, but I'll beat you the next time because you've grown all you are going to grow... but I'm still growing!

You don't have to be a hero to accomplish great things---to compete. You can just be an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.

Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.

Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down.

I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.

Motivation is the single most important factor in any sort of success.

That's how it is with legends. The greater they sound, the more must've got left out.

You should be your best critic and coach.

Old age is not a limitation or that your time have expired. Retirement is not that you are tired.You have more experience

Cameron, my heart is quite literally in this,

I, schooled in misery, know many purifying rites, and I know where speech is proper and where silence.

Yet avarice is numbered among the sins, but stupidity omitted.

Further south, there are some airports, but none our size. Our airport is the gateway to the southern Kansas City.

It is insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, should be able to decide to bring an end to civilization.

I love worldbuilding. It's as much fun for me as writing itself. It's like a hobby of mine.

Changing would not give me the best chance to win. I need to have fun. I need to attack.