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A woman finds the natural lay of the land almost unconsciously; and not feeling it incumbent on her to be guide and philosopher to any successor, she takes little pains to mark the route by which she is making her ascent.

~Alice Stone Blackwell

Topics: Almost Any Ascent Feeling Finds Guide Her Incumbent Land Lay Little Making Mark Natural Pains Philosopher Route She Successor Takes Which Woman

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There's no trajectory to follow. Even if you were to say, 'OK, I'm going to model my ascent based on this other person's,' luck and timing play such a big part that it's really futile.

~Allison Williams

Topics: Ascent Based Big Big Part Even Follow Futile Going Luck Model Ok Other Part Person Play Really Say Such A Big Part Timing Trajectory Were You

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I said to Scott that the ascent seemed to be going slowly and that I was concerned descending climbers could possibly run out of oxygen before their return to camp IV.

~Anatoli Boukreev

Topics: Ascent Before Camp Climber Concerned Could Descending Going Out Oxygen Possibly Return Run Said Scott Seemed Slowly

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Civilization, we shall find, like Universalism and Christianity, is anti evolutionary in its effects; it works against the laws and conditions which regulated the earlier stages of man's ascent.

~Arthur Keith

Topics: Against Anti Ascent Christianity Civilization Conditions Earlier Effects Evolutionary Find Laws Like Man Shall Stages Which Works

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As I toiled up the Mount of Olives, in the very footsteps of Christ, panting with the heat and the difficult ascent, I found it utterly impossible to conceive that the Deity, in human form, had walked there before me.

~Bayard Taylor

Topics: Ascent Before Christ Conceive Deity Difficult Footsteps Form Found Had Heat Human Impossible Me Mount Up Utterly Very Walked

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The speed and trajectory of BlackRock's ascent have been breathtaking.

~Carol Loomis

Topics: Ascent Been Breathtaking Speed Trajectory

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The first ascent of Everest came at a time when humanity needed relief from two world wars. It was a unifying and inspiring event, signifying the drive to reach our greatest potential.

~Conrad Anker

Topics: Ascent Came Drive Event Everest First Greatest Humanity Inspiring Needed Our Potential Reach Relief Time Two Wars World

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With a tennis racket strapped tightly to her hiking pack, Martina Navratilova began her ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro. The tennis legend had visions of celebrating at the summit of Africa's highest peak by hitting a couple balls to see how far they might fly in the thin air at 19,341 feet.

~Don Yaeger

Topics: Africa Air Ascent Balls Began Celebrating Couple Far Feet Fly Had Her Highest Hiking Hitting How How Far Legend Might Mount Pack Peak Racket See Summit Tennis Thin Tightly Visions

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When Seoul hosted the Games in 1988, it became a symbol of the Asian Tigers' ascent onto the world stage. In 1992, the Barcelona Olympics represented the unification of Europe. And when Rio plays host in 2016, it will reinforce the growing importance of Brazil and Latin America as a whole.

~Eduardo Paes

Topics: America Ascent Asian Barcelona Became Brazil Europe Games Growing Host Importance Latin Latin America Olympics Onto Plays Reinforce Rio Stage Symbol Tigers Unification Whole Will World World Stage

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Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Ascent Crucial Man Origin Play Played Practices Reach Realm Role Skill Trace Whenever Which You

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