quotes about Climbing Mount Everest

“Every human must take responsibility for his actions.”

“Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.”

“You're better off being The Beatles than The Monkees, as a startup...”

“Dogs are just wolves in sheep's clothing.”

Source : Stanley Coren (2008). “Why Does My Dog Act That Way?: A Complete Guide to Your Dog's Personality”, p.13, Simon and Schuster

“Home Economics stands for the ideal home life for today unhampered by the traditions of the past and the utilization of all the resources of modern science to improve home life.”

“We face the question whether a still higher "standard of living" is worth its cost in things natural, wild, and free.”

Source : Aldo Leopold (1989). “A Sand County Almanac, and Sketches Here and There”, p.7, Oxford University Press, USA

“There are many aspects of time we just do not understand. That's the thing about writing a popular book: You realize the things you understand because for those you can give a really simple explanation. But some things about time I just don't know how to give simple explanations for, even though I can tell you mathematically what's going on.”

“Fear is a place where you just tell the truth”

“I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside.”

“I am an incorrigible devotee to solitude, and am never so cheerful, I believe, or so unruffled by small difficulties as when I'm alone. There's a sort of obligation to be polite and pleasant to yourself when nobody else is round ...”

Source : Susan Hale (1918). “Letters of Susan Hale”