I am a lucky man. I have had a dream and it has come true, and that is not a thing that happens often to men.

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.

Age in just a number. It carries no weight. The real weight is in impacts. The truth is that you can do it at any age. Get up and be willing to leave a mark.

In every situation, we can find sacred lesson.

Well, wouldn't it have been easier if she'd just asked me whether I liked her better than you?""Girls don't often ask questions like that, " said Hermione."Well, they should!" said Harry forcefully.

It is by faith that poetry as well as devotion soars above this dull earth that imagination breaks through its clouds breathes a purer air and lives in a softer light.

I don't think I'm ready for New York.

Where the novel makes use of material from my life it does so because it's aesthetically convenient, not because of any allegiance it has to any verifiable facts.

A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But all play and no work makes him something worse.

My comedy is not mine. It's a gift. I'm not that smart.

The Shades never recorded anything, Little Daddy and the Bachelors recorded a couple of records, ya.