"My ambition was to become the best climber and I never did. I think that goal was a wrong goal. A better one is to put more emphasis on enjoyment and on getting a rounded experience and on things like friendship, rather than on sheer achievement."

-- Royal Robbins

#Ambition Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Climbing Quotes

“It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.”
“Can there be anything more sad than a girl dying on the day of her first communion, in her new dress. A little bride of death...”

Source : Georges Rodenbach (2007). “The Bells of Bruges”, Dedalus Limited
“I remember your name perfectly, but I just can't think of your face.”
“Everything youâ€™ve told yourself you ought to do, your mind thinks you should do right now. Frankly, as soon add you have two things to do stored in your RAM, youâ€™ve generated personal failure, because you canâ€™t do two things at the same time. This produces an all-pervasive stress factor whose source canâ€™t be pin-pointed.”
“For so many of my characters, they were political in their own countries and they risked their lives for certain political beliefs that they had, only to be brought to America where they're not treated like Americans - they're just not really treated like anything.”
“Many male habitues of massage parlors, like Talese, did not like solitary masturbation; in the parlance of the younger generation, it was a "downer." And yet to be masturbated by an appealing masseuse, to be in the physical presence of a woman with whom there was some communication and understanding, if not love, was gratifying and fun.”
“If only the right person would have to leave, everyone else would be able to stay in the country.”
“I think it's dangerous if your goal in life is to get the other guy, then you're not going to be doing a really quality job yourself”

You may also like:

Dean Potter
Climber
Douglas Tompkins
Environmentalist
Jim Bridwell
Rock climber
John Bachar
Rock climber
John Salathe
Rock Climber
Lynn Hill
Rock Climber
Pat Ament
Rock climber
Ron Kauk
Rock Climber
Yvon Chouinard
Rock climber