You don't have to be alone to feel alone.

A partner can encourage you, maybe even stop you from falling, but they can't get you to the top. That's entirely up to you.

...what makes a story unique is not necessarily the information in the story but what the writer chooses to put in or leave out.(pg. 146-147)

You can never tell you the mountain will allow and who it will not.

For a climber, saying that you are stopping by Everest is like saying that you are stopping by to see God.

The only thing you'll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below.

My heavenly citizenship makes the whole world a foreign mission field.

There's nothing wrong with a little fear. Being fearful can save your life-it's saved mine on more than one occasion-but too much fear can stop you from living.

This is Simba," Nicole said, pointing to the lion. "Is he dangerous?" Asked Chase. "Not really. He mauled a trainer, but nothing much.

This is Simba, " Nicole said, pointing to the lion. "Is he dangerous?" Asked Chase."Not really. He mauled a trainer, but nothing much.

Soaked in painmy suits remain standingwhen I take them off - hollow men beside the closet, a museum of days.

Living in Supreme Influence, your language is neutral and/or moving toward your vision rather than moving away. In other words, you speak about what you do want, not about what you don't want.

Given the choice between trivial material brilliantly told versus profound material badly told, an audience will always choose the trivial told brilliantly.

Every new invention has been a protest of genius against the masses.

I just don't know any other word than "feminist" that describes a person who believes women are people.

I am interested in the unknown, and the only path to the unknown is through breaking barriers, an often painful process.

But I can't bear it when somebody who some man made a pass at - to call that violence seems to me absurd and insulting to women who've really met violence, who've been raped or bashed.

No design is possible until the materials with which you design are completely understood

If I had my druthers, I would do a lot more.

When we use our imagination properly it is our greatest friend; it goes belyond reason and is the only light that takes us everywhere.