Source: Wings of Fire, p. 90.
“People do not wander around and then find themselves at the top of Mount Everest.”
“We didn’t know if it was humanly possible to reach the top of Mt. Everest.”
Sir Edmund Hillary : King Of The World
Context: We didn’t know if it was humanly possible to reach the top of Mt. Everest. And even using oxygen as we were, if we did get to the top, we weren’t at all sure whether we wouldn’t drop dead or something of that nature.
As quoted in The Age (25 May 2006) http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/05/24/1148150327071.html
“It's the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward.”
Source: The Contender
Foreword to Peak Performance : Business Lessons from the World's Top Sports Organizations (2000) by Clive Gibson, Mike Pratt, Kevin Roberts and Ed Weymes.
“There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji, but there is only one summit — love.”
Morihei Ueshiba, as quoted in You Can Save the Earth: 7 Reasons Why and 7 Simple Ways, a Philosophy for the Future (2008) by Hatherleigh, Sean K. Smith, and Andrew Flach, p. 92
Context: Each and every master, regardless of the era or the place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and earth. There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji, but there is only one summit — love.
“How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.”
Source: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman
“[on vegetarianism] I didn't climb to the top of the fuckin' food chain to eat carrots.”
They Call Me Tater Salad
