We had so much in common [with June Hillary] that we just carried on with life as we had been doing. It wasn't easy, but it was - I realise now that it was the only thing to do.

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.

Black holes are where God divided by zero.

The devil loves and always rejoices over the ungoverned; those who are not subject to one who has power, under God, to help them and to give them a hand.

Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.

Adversity, which makes us indulgent to others, renders them severe towards us.

Barking dogs may occasionally bite, but laughing men hardly ever shoot!

The film world is a crazy place to be. You sit around all day waiting for the phone to ring. Are people talking about you or aren't they?

If a strategy meets a goal: It's working. If a strategy meets a target: It's a success.

It is said that a neo-conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality.

Well there were other Maharajis, so Neem Karoli Baba was his technical name, like there are a thousand Lamas called Rinpoche.

You fall for who the chemistry is with.