"Geography was not furthered by the achievement, scientific progress was scarcely hastened, and nothing new was discovered. Yet the names of Hillary and Tenzing went instantly into all languages as the names of heroes, partly because they really were men of heroic mold but chiefly because they represented so compellingly the spirit of their time."

-- Edmund Hillary

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“If I don't believe in Jesus, maybe I don't believe in Hell. Did you ever think of that? You're so excited about it, why don't you go to Hell? It's your concept; you invented it.”
“Choose to live by faith and not fear”
“Whenever there is a simple error that most laymen fall for, there is always a slightly more sophisticated version of the same problem that experts fall for.”
“Being known for musicals is a great thing.”
“As a retailer, I would ask the customer, "What is it you want in life?" Whatever answer they give, I would help them to say the correct answer, or the most effective answer, for anyone - feeling good.”
“Imagination decides everything.”
“Like buried treasures, the outposts of the universe have beckoned to the adventurous from immemorial times...”

Source : George Ellery Hale (1931). “Signals from the Stars”
“I do a lot of sexy publicity, but I have yet to have any bad experiences regarding jealousy.”

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