"We should remember that the Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. Of course, many of them did support the Taliban. But you cannot equate all Pashtuns with the Taliban."

“To be fearless is to be reckless. I think you need a certain level of fear because you need to respect the danger and the minute you stop sensing fear, that's the minute you stop respecting the danger, and that's when things can happen. Obviously, you can't panic. It can't be overwhelming. It can't be paralyzing. You always need to have that pit in your stomach. You always need to have that awareness about you.”

Source : Source: wwd.com

“I feel like [throughout] my entire career and life, that I've been judged by people who really did not know me. But I definitely think that they probably were right to assume what they had assumed about me, because there was so little to go on out there. If you only see videos of me being crazy and hearing little things here and there, then obviously you're not going to have any idea who I really am.”

“I'm a big believer in pushing yourself outside your comfort zone and stretching yourself artistically, but not at the expense of foolishness.”

Source : "Dove Award winning singer/songwriter Nichole Nordeman talks about life away from full-time music and writing songs for 'The Story'". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.

“Science is global, but solution is local.”

“These two imparadised in one another's arms, the happier Eden, shall enjoy their fill of bliss on bliss.”

“Sometimes the best gear for a climb is a good excuse.”

Source : John Sherman (2012). “Sherman Exposed: Slightly Censored Climbing Stories”, p.79, The Mountaineers Books

“Don't be afraid of new ideas. Be afraid of old ideas. They keep you where you are and stop you from growing and moving forward. Concentrate on where you want to go, not on what you fear.”

“Dead men have no victory.”