Roy Bedichek quotes

“It is not labor that kills, but the small attritions of daily routine that wear us down.”
-- Roy Bedichek

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“A month of days, a year of months, 20 years of months in the treadmill, is the life that slays everything worthy of the name of life.”
-- Roy Bedichek

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“The so-called literature of escape, with its growing popularity, is in part a revolt against the tyranny of clocks.”
-- Roy Bedichek

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“A child wants some kind of undisrupted routine or rhythm. He seems to want a predictable, orderly world.”

“To put yourself into a situation where a mistake cannot necessarily be recouped, where the life you lose may be your own, clears the head wonderfully. It puts domestic problems back into proportion and adds an element of seriousness to your drab, routine life. Perhaps this is one reason why climbing has become increasingly hard as society has become increasingly, disproportionately, coddling.”

Source : "Our enduring desire to court deadly risk" by Peter Beaumont, www.theguardian.com. July 14, 2012.

“So far, she’d been her usual lame self: solitary and routine-loving, carefully avoiding any path that might lead to spontaneous human interaction. Lena Kaligaris”

“FDA clearance is an important step on the path towards getting genetic information integrated with routine medical care.”

“I know what it is to put on weight. But when I got back to my routine, my body knew how to react. That's muscle memory, and you'll be amazed at what it can do.”

“I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the conventions and humdrum routine of daily life.”

“It's a war of attrition. If you have patience and a modicum of faith in yourself your chances are not too bad.”

“I have yet to met a liberal who can withstand the attrition of prolonged discussion of the unessentials.”

“The war of attrition against the Zionist enemy will never cease.”

“It is not labor that kills, but the small attritions of daily routine that wear us down.”