"How would I behave in a situation that caused me to summon the essence of my character? The tragedy inspired me to test myself. I wanted to reveal to myself who I was: the kind of person who died, or the kind of person who overcame circumstances to help himself and others"

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Source : Aron Ralston (2011). “127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place”, p.74, Simon and Schuster

Aron Ralston

#Character Quotes #Essence Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“Maybe people are not able to define their fears. But they have them, and it shows from their behavior. There is so much frustration and anger.”

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“Going back to the noir fiction of the 30s, 40s and 50s. It's very contemporary.”
“We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up business and dirty shops. They ought to go.”
“There are four people in my life, not counting my reps who know everything, two of whom are my parents, that know everything, so that when I feel like I need to let it out, I can talk to any of those four people.”

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“O chime of sweet Saint Charity, Peal soon that Easter morn When Christ for all shall risen be, And in all hearts new-born! That Pentecost when utterance clear To all men shall be given, When all shall say My Brother here, And hear My Son in heaven!”
“His subject is the "Origin of Species," & not the origin of Organization; & it seems a needless mischief to have opened the latter speculation at all.”
“My family isn't posh; they're musicians.”
“The arguments of waste are heavily overdone, because what you do is to accelerate the infrastructure that you have to build anyway, like airports and roads, and in this case it happens much faster. So speaking of a roadmap, without being specific, I would still go for Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East - that's what our clients are really interested in.”

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