"Mathematicians have a certain type of mind, and climbers have a certain type of mind, because climbing poses these incredibly interesting problems for them."

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Jimmy Chin

#Climbing Quotes #Interesting Quotes #Mind Quotes

“What I admire is people who are grounded and resistant to all kinds of whisperings. Kimi Raikkonen, for example. You may like him or not, but he lives his way. He does the things he has identified as worthy for him and he is not trying to be everybodyâ€™s darling. At least he doesnâ€™t give that impression. He is straightforward and honest and he tells you if he has a bad day. Period. He is real. Heâ€™s not political. Heâ€™s never up to something. If he doesnâ€™t want to tell you something he will say so and not hum and haw. He doesnâ€™t beat around the bush, never coming to the point.”
“Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the Middle East for democracy; in other words, how to achieve democratization in the Middle East”
“The goal of individuation is wholeness, as much as we can accomplish, not the triumph of the ego.”
“It is tragic to have to realize that the best I had to give as a soldier, obedience, and loyalty, was exploited for purposes which could not be recognized at the time, and that I did not see that there is a limit set even for a soldier's performance to his duty. That is my fate.”

Source : "The Trial of the Germans". Book by Eugene Davidson, p. 341, 1997.
“The more I hung out with detective squads, the more there was always one guy or two guys or a woman who had a case that they were the primary on years ago, it was never solved, and they take that case into their retirements.”

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“Jason felt humiliated and frustrated. Rejected by a rock.”
“The religious fanatic who practices terrorism cannot be reasoned with, because there is nothing you can threaten him with, and no alternative you can offer him that is more palatable than his genuine belief that if he dies fighting you, he will be greatly rewarded in afterlife. Only swift and extreme force can stop him.”
“If girls are ever going to start to be in bands as the norm rather than as the exception. They need to see people up there that have just started playing. That's something that had gotten lost. I think that's why there are so many great girl punk rock bands now. It's like you have to make up your own rules because the old rules don't apply. You just have to start with what you have.”

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