“It is necessary to dig deep within oneself to discover the hidden grain of steel called will.” Quote by Ryan Shay
“Thus we see that the lot of the duck hunter is not a happy one. He is the child of frustration, the collector of mishap, the victim of misfortune. He suffers from cold and wet and lack of sleep. He is punished more often than rewarded. Yet he continues. Why? Because one great day-- and great days do come, days when the ducks are willing and the gun swings true-- repays him many fold for all the others.” ChildrenSufferingSleepWillingColdGunVictimFrustrationMisfortunesDucksSwingsWetHuntersFoldsCollectorsGreat DayMishapsLack Of Sleep Author:Ted Trueblood
“If you instill in your child a love of the outdoors and an appreciation of nature, you will have given him a treasure no one can take away.” IfsChildrenGivenOur ChildrenAppreciationTreasureYour ChildrenInstill Author:Ted Trueblood
“Don't wait until you retire to go fishing. Don't even wait until your annual vacation. Go at every opportunity. Things that appear more urgent at the moment may, in the long run, turn out to be far less so.” MayLongMomentsRunningTurnsOpportunityWaitingFishingRetiringVacationLong RunsUrgentAnnuals Author:Ted Trueblood
“The fact that I'm three months pregnant doesn't change anything.” FactsThreeMonthsClimbingPregnantThree MonthsMountaineeringMountain ClimbingClimbing MountainRock Climbing Author:Catherine Destivelle
“For me, the value of a climb is the sum of three inseparable elements, all equally important: aesthetics, history, and ethics. Together they form the whole basis of my concept of alpinism. Some people see no more in climbing mountains than an escape from the harsh realities of modern times. This is not only uninformed but unfair. I don’t deny that there can be an element of escapism in mountaineering, but this should never overshadow its real essence, which is not escape but victory over your own human frailty.” PeopleShouldHumansImportantRealWholeRealityTogetherFormValuesThreeModernVictoryMountainElementsEthicsConceptsEssenceBasesDenyClimbsOver YouClimbingUnfairHarshAestheticsInseparableEscapismMountaineeringFrailtyClimbing MountainModern TimesUninformedHarsh RealityHuman FrailtiesAlpinism Author:Walter Bonatti
“The mountains have rules. they are harsh rules, but they are there, and if you keep to them you are safe. A mountain is not like men. A mountain is sincere. The weapons to conquer it exist inside you, inside your soul.” IfsMenSoulSafeMountainWeaponsConquerYour SoulClimbsSincereClimbingHarshMountaineeringMountain ClimbingClimbing MountainRock ClimbingInspirational Mountain ClimbingMountain Man Author:Walter Bonatti
“Climbing is not a battle with the elements, nor against the law of gravity. It's a battle against oneself.” LawBattleElementsOneselfClimbingGravityClimbers Author:Walter Bonatti
“I don’t deny that there can be an element of escapism in mountaineering, but this should never overshadow its real essence, which is not escape but victory over your own human frailty.” ShouldHumansRealVictoryElementsEssenceDenyOver YouEscapismMountaineeringFrailtyUninformedHuman Frailties Author:Walter Bonatti
“Originally this was the most important thing about martial arts - to reach a higher level, to become a strong human being. Strong doesn't mean big arms. It means who can be a more strict human being with himself. That is the ideal of martial arts.” HumansMeanArtImportantBigsStrongHuman BeingsLevelsArmsHigherIdealsImportant ThingsMartial ArtsStrictHigher Level Author:Tsutomu Ohshima
