"Each time I saw a cliff, I wondered whether I could free solo it. My life shaped itself around the understanding that falling means I die. To break the paradigm I had to empty out my essence, rummaging for fundamentals I thought were gone forever."

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Source : "Dean Potter, in his own words: I dream of feathers sprouting on my arms", www.theguardian.com. May 18, 2015.

Dean Potter

#Fall Quotes #Mean Quotes #Forever Quotes

“I believe that the sight is a more important thing than the drawing...”
“Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way as gives us breath: Such a Truth as ends all strife: Such a Life as killeth death.”
“When I got started in New York, if you were different from Miles & Dizzy it was very difficult.”
“One common fate we both must prove; You die with envy, I with love.”

Source : John Gay (1779). “Fables ... In one volume complete”, p.103
“As I try to get around with a guitar, a banjo and a suitcase of high heels and dresses, I treasure that little ukulele.”
“When you analyze happiness, it turns out that the way you spend your time is extremely important.”
“The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which spreads dengue fever and yellow fever, has traditionally been unable to survive at altitudes higher than 1,000 meters because of colder temperatures there. But with recent warming trends, those mosquitoes have now been reported at 1,240 meters in Costa Rica and at 2,200 meters in Columbia. Malaria-bearing mosquitoes, too, have moved to higher elevations in central Africa, Asia, and parts of Latin America, triggering new outbreaks of the disease.”
“Nearly every major breakthrough innovation has been preceded by a string of failed or misguided executions.”

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