"The wind is the appalling enemy. It is mind-destroying, physically-destroying, soul-destroying."

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Source : Chris Bonington (1973). “The Ultimate Challenge: The Hardest Way Up the Highest Mountain in the World”, Scarborough House

Chris Bonington

#Wind Quotes #Soul Quotes #Mind Quotes

“The Showdown is a great way to bring attention to these historic Virginia tracks where many NASCAR drivers cut their teeth in stock car racing, including myself. Tracks like South Boston and Langley are the heart of the sport and draw a great crowd to our Showdown events.”

Source : FaceBook post by Denny Hamlin from Sep 08, 2015
“Doris Day was such a big movie and TV star, people overlooked her singing. The proof is in the package. She's one of the best singers there ever was.”
“As for me, I am in pursuit of excellence. I have no time to get old.”
“Perhaps every time anyone is praised it means that someone else somewhere is going to be ignored”
“Suffering, failure, loneliness, sorrow, discouragement, and death will be part of your journey, but the Kingdom of God will conquer all these horrors. No evil can resist grace forever.”
“Sometimes I wish the girl would make the first move.”
“The machine will grind you down, but the machine is not bigger than the imagination. Rome fell in a day. We know this.”
“I tried my hand at writing, I tried to write out a little script - and it's not too bad. Mostly, though, it let me understand how incredibly difficult that job is. I can't even imagine doing it on a weekly basis for a series in any way. That's tough. I think I'll try to leave that to smarter people than me.”

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