The mountain decides whether you climb or not. The art of mountaineering is knowing when to go, when to stay, and when to retreat.

The summit is just a halfway point.

Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.

I believe that, with anything in life, if you have the patience, desire and passion, you can do whatever you set your mind to.

Mountains don't kill people, they just sit there.

I like things that are difficult, physically and mentally. Things that are really challenging, things that really maybe take a long time but really push me to my limits.

Yeah, but a mistake is a mistake even if you get away with it.

There are no short cuts to the top.

Mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

Life and light made up the interior, the realm of daytime. The exterior was darkness and night.

Sometimes to submit is to know you have a life worth living for a higher purpose, worth seeing through.

Emotions are like passing storms, and you have to remind yourself that it won't rain forever.

Capitalism is war socialism is peace.

As a young citizen of India, armed with technology and love for my nation, I realize, a small aim is a crime.

The death of dictator Kim Jong-Il has cast all eyes on North Korea, a country without literature or freedom or truth.

Betsy. The great war is on but I hope ours is over. Please come home. Joe.

I started to shortcircuit because I had high aspirations for the film. I never told anybody that.

Mara Casey gave me my first job. I saw something online, and it was for a part in a "Gilmore Girls" episode, and I thought I was right for it.

My vegetable patch is my pride and joy.