“June [Hillary] is a very strong influence in my life and particularly now in my ancient years there is no doubt at all: if there's a decision to be made, quite often June is the one who makes it.” IfsYearsMadeStrongDecisionDoubtInfluenceAncientNo DoubtVery StrongJune Author:Edmund Hillary
“We shared a philosophy together [with June Hillary]. We believed very strongly in the welfare of helping other people, particularly the Third World people.” PeopleWorldPhilosophyHelpingTogetherThirdsHelping OthersWelfareVery StrongJuneThird WorldHelping Other People Author:Edmund Hillary
“June [Hillary] had been doing all these things - the Himalayas and all the rest of it - so we had done things together for a long time, and, particularly as far as our Sherpas were concerned, we had a very sound, I think, philosophy. So that made it very easy for us to agree on what should be done.” ThinkingShouldLongMadeDonePhilosophyTogetherEasySoundLong TimeConcernedAgreeMade ItJuneHimalayasSherpas Author:Edmund Hillary
“I get older I get more cantankerous, but June [Hillary] gets a bit more cantankerous, too.” BitsJune Author:Edmund Hillary
“I did have my moments of despair. It was certainly not - it's not an experience I would like to have again. And then June came along.” MomentsDespairJune Author:Edmund Hillary
“We had so much in common [with June Hillary] that we just carried on with life as we had been doing. It wasn't easy, but it was - I realise now that it was the only thing to do.” EasyCommonThings To DoRealisingJune Author:Edmund Hillary
