"Being out on the edge, with everything at risk, is where you learn and grow the most."

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Source : Jim Whittaker (2013). “A Life on the Edge, Anniversary Edition: Memoirs of Everest and Beyond”, p.18, Mountaineers Books

Jim Whittaker

#Risk Quotes #Grows Quotes

“There are reasons, and then there are excuses.”
“It doesn't matter who you are, there are stars in every city, in every house, and on every street.”
“As you ramble on through life, brother, whatever be your goal: keep you eyes upon the donut, and not upon the hole.”
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”
“No, thatâ€™s journalism. The truth is whatever you canâ€™t escape.”
“I believe in destiny...what's going to be is going to be. If I'm going to win, I'm going to win...I don't give a damn what the other guy shoots. I'm going to win if it's my turn.”
“I just wanted to be Patti's [Smith] messenger and get her word out there.”
“It's not about having it all. It's about having what you value most.”

Source : Jean Chatzky (2012). “Money Rules: The Simple Path to Lifelong Security”, p.61, Rodale

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