If I'm selecting a group, the first thing I look for is a record of achievement . . . If (candidates achieve) in small things, there's a very good chance they'll perform well in big things.

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.

We anyway have to THINKWhy not think BIGWe anyway have to WORKWhy not do what we LOVE

The only excuse for not improving yourself is not taking the time and effort to.

Only he who is free with his time is free with his opinion.

Sometimes the most urgent and vital thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest.

Connection, the ability to feel connected, is neurobiologically wired, that’s why we’re here!

Our role as parents is to do all we can to create an atmosphere where our children can feel the influence of the Spirit and then help them recognize what they are feeling.

Well, I'm sure you'll find someone somewhere who'll have you.

Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow.

How can I tell you what I think until I've heard what I'm going to say?

A writer needs three things, experience, observation, and imagination, any two of which, at times any one of which, can supply the lack of the others.