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It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: Conquer Mountain Ourselves

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When you go to the mountains, you see them and you admire them. In a sense, they give you a challenge, and you try to express that challenge by climbing them.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: Admire Challenge Climbing Express Give Go Mountains See Sense Them Try You

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People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: Accomplish Become Decide Extraordinary Extraordinary Things People Things

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I think I mainly climb mountains because I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. I never attempt to analyze these things too thoroughly, but I think that all mountaineers do get a great deal of satisfaction out of overcoming some challenge which they think is very difficult for them, or which perhaps may be a little dangerous.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: Analyze Attempt Because Challenge Climb Dangerous Deal Difficult Enjoyment Get Great Great Deal Little Mainly May Mountains Never Out Overcoming Perhaps Satisfaction Some Them Things Think Thoroughly Too Very Which I Think

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I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: Down Hard Motivation Really Something Think Want Will Work Work Hard You I Think

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While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: About Across Beyond Challenges Climbed Could End Even Everest Everything Great How Interesting Looked Looking Me Mentally Other Out Peak Route Standing Still Though Top Towards Valley While Worked World

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Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: Bit Down Life Like Look Mountaineering Never

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Despite all I have seen and experienced, I still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow in a high mountain gully and feel the same urge to climb towards it.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: Climb Despite Experienced Feel Get High Mountain Out Patch Same Seen Simple Snow Still Thrill Tiny Towards Urge

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Good planning is important. I've also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you're in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you're depressed about the chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: About Also Big Chances Dangerous Depressed Difficult Expedition Good Humor Important Important Things Laugh Make Most Planning Regarded Sense Sense Of Humor Situation Someone Success Tension The Most Important Things Who You

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Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: Far Getting Human Human Life Important Just Life More Mountain Than Top

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Biography

Nationality: New Zealander

Type: Explorer

Born: July 20th, 1919

Died: January 11th, 2008

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