"A review of summit day photographs will show that I was clothed in the latest, highest quality, high altitude gear, comparable, if not better, than that worn by the other members of our expedition."

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Source : Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt (2015). “The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest”, p.260, St. Martin's Griffin

Anatoli Boukreev

#Travel Quotes #Quality Quotes #Gears Quotes

“Society chooses to disregard the mistreatment of children, judging it to be altogether normal because it is so commonplace.”
“Going from 'Shark Night' to 'Piranha,' a guy holding a fish on a stick in front of you that they're going to replace in post-production, it's a lot different than seeing this animatronic shark that, if you get caught up in the moment, looks, acts and you sometimes think could be real.”

Source : "Exclusive: Chris Zylka Talks SHARK NIGHT 3D and THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 31, 2011.
“My work means everything to me.”
“The Puritan has passed; the Catholic remains.”
“People make a lot of jokes about the empty nest. Let me tell you, it is no laughing matter. It is really hard.”

Source : "Michelle Pfeiffer Opens Up About Younger Men, Love, and Family". Interview with Dotson Rader, parade.com. May 3, 2012.
“Other people's success spurs me on to do well and gives me motivation.”
“Am I allowed to call myself working-class now? Because obviously I'm now very rich.”
“The love of power and the power to attract love were not easy to reconcile.”

Source : Robert K. Massie (2011). “Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman”, p.449, Random House

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