Lewis Pugh: Quotes about people

Lewis Pugh is Environmental campaigner, maritime lawyer and endurance swimmer. Explore interesting quotes on people.
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“From that moment on, every swim should have the aim of inspiring people to protect and preserve the world’s oceans and all that live in them.”

Lewis Pugh

p 85, describing his swim at Deception Island (2005)
21 Yaks And A Speedo (2013)
Context: I knew now that I had to stand up and start speaking about protecting our environment. From that moment on, every swim should have the aim of inspiring people to protect and preserve the world’s oceans and all that live in them.

People , World

“For us to find lasting peace between people, we must first make peace with nature.”

Lewis Pugh

28 September 2014, Sunday Times http://www.pressreader.com/bookmark/NWNJXD8V5BO2/
Speaking & Features

People , Peace , Nature

“When people say to me, you must have a very strong mind to swim across the North Pole, or off Antarctica or on Mount Everest, I tell them that endurance swimming builds good mental strength.”

Lewis Pugh

p 16
21 Yaks And A Speedo (2013)

People , Strong

“When you are walking up a mountain to attempt something that nobody’s ever tried before, and you pass people bringing corpses down, it becomes very clear that if you get it wrong, the consequences could be fatal.”

Lewis Pugh

p 234, describing his swim on Mt Everest (2010)
21 Yaks And A Speedo (2013)

People , Mountain

“Nothing excited me more than opening up the atlas and seeing places and seas, imagining what they looked like and what kind of life the people had.”

Lewis Pugh

p 8
Achieving The Impossible (2010)

Life , People , Imagination , Sea

“It took me over three years to get the beret and the most enriching part of the experience was getting to know men for whom you would have given your life on the battlefield. It is a big thing to say there are people who are not your family for whom you would give up your life. But that is how close we became.”

Lewis Pugh

p 150-1, describing his time in the British SAS
Achieving The Impossible (2010)

Life , Men , People , Family

“Don’t look for other people to validate your dreams. If it feels right, just go for it.”

Lewis Pugh

p 262
21 Yaks And A Speedo (2013)

People , Dreams , Feeling