“the deepest part of me is, and will always be, a climber. ... No matter where I go, I always feel like a climber.” Quote by Stacy Allison
“that's exactly what climbing is to me. ... Expression. What a painter does on a canvas, what a writer can do with the twenty-six letters in the alphabet. It's the key that unlocks my spirit, the clearest representation of who I am. When I'm focused, climbing is almost an unconscious act for me. I don't have to drive myself, I'm already driven.” DoeSpiritSportsCan DoExpressionKeysSixLettersTwentiesFocusedDrivenWho I AmPainterUnconsciousClimbingCanvasRepresentationAlphabet Author:Stacy Allison
“Everest wasn't like any other mountain. Only one of ten climbers who attempt the mountain stands on the summit. And for every three climbers who do scale the mountain, one dies trying. The facts aren't welcoming. But you don't plan a trip to Everest believing those facts will apply to you.” TryingBelieveFactsDiesThreePlansTenMountainScalesWelcomeSummitEverestClimbers Author:Stacy Allison
“For those moments when it's just you and the rock and the ice and the snow, life always makes sense.” MomentsRocksSnowIceMake Sense Author:Stacy Allison
“The problem with ideology is if you got an ideology, you already got your mind made up, you know all the answers, and that makes evidence irrelevant and argument a waste of time, so you tend to govern by assertion and attack. The problem with that is that discourages thinking and gives you bad results.” IfsThinkingKnowsGivingMindMadeProblemAnswersResultsWasteEvidenceArgumentIdeologyWasting TimeIrrelevantDiscouragingAssertionMind Made Up Author:William J. Clinton
“Every new social structure strives to come up with some kind of mythology of divine origin for its values and aims.” KindValuesSocialDivineAimStructureStriveCome UpMythMythologyStrifeSocial Structure Author:Zsuzsanna Budapest
“Mythology is the mother of religions, and grandmother of history.” MotherMythMythologyGrandmother Author:Zsuzsanna Budapest
“Religion controls inner space; inner space controls outer space.” SpaceOuter Space Author:Zsuzsanna Budapest
“In times of uncertainty, wait. Always, if you have any doubt, wait. Do not force yourself to any action. If you have a restraint in your spirit, wait until all is clear, and do not go against it.” IfsActionSpiritForceWaitingClearDoubtPatienceUncertaintyRestraint Author:Lettie Cowman
“The man who forms the habit of beginning without finishing has simply formed the habit of failure.” MenFormHe ManFailureHabitFinishing Author:Lettie Cowman