"I would walk until I had walked all the life out of me, and when I fell, I would die that much closer to home."

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Source : Nando Parrado (2009). “Miracle In The Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home”, p.115, Hachette UK

Nando Parrado

#Home Quotes #Walks Quotes

“I don't like hockey. I'm just good at it.”
“Rule 1. You can't tell where a program is going to spend its time. Bottlenecks occur in surprising places, so don't try to second guess and put in a speed hack until you've proven that's where the bottleneck is”
“The enemy is delighted to have us so occupied incessantly with secondary and trivial concerns, as to keep us from attacking and resisting in the true spirit of the conflict.”

Source : "Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser" by Geraldine Taylor, Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., (p. 157), 1998.
“See, I think if it just became who's sleeping with whom, then there's no reason to prefer one party over the other, 'cause the truth is we're all sinners.”
“I'm just a down-to-earth guy.”
“Unfortunately, on May 2, 2011, we killed bin Laden, but we didn't kill his message. His message lives.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“Do not ever say that the desire to 'do good' by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives.”
“Straightaway the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God.”

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