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" I think I mainly climb mountains because I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. I never attempt to analyze these things too thoroughly, but I think that all mountaineers do get a great deal of satisfaction out of overcoming some challenge which they think is very difficult for them, or which perhaps may be a little dangerous. "

Edmund Hillary

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" When I was climbing, I built up a close relationship with the Sherpa people. "

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" A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions. "

" With great power comes great responsibility. These are platforms with hundreds of millions of people. "

" A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone. "

" Lebanon, of course, is a country with great problems. Traditionally, they have religious-national groups or ethnic-national groups. They have the Druses. Even the two Moslem sects, the Sunnis and the Shiites, are apart. Then they have the armed groups. Everybody's got a private army. "

" I don't think actors should ever expect to get a role, because the disappointment is too great. You've got to think of things as an opportunity. An audition's an opportunity to have an audience. "

" It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed. "

Albert Einstein

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" I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom. "

" Life should be great rather than long. "

" I feel like life is really short, and it's important to enjoy yourself and embrace whatever comes your way, whether it's a challenging day or a great day, just welcome it with open arms. No matter who you are, you can't escape challenges; they are part of life. "

" Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character. "

" A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. "

" There would be no great men if there were no little ones. "

" Great acts are made up of small deeds. "

" I love going to the beach and swimming in the ocean. I think it's so relaxing. It's also a great form of active recovery. It's perfect for those rest days when you still want to move a little bit. "

" The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. "

" The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts. "

" In my view, the only way to see a film remains the way the filmmaker intended: inside a large movie theater with great sound and pristine picture. "

" The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey. "

" There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow. "

Orison Swett Marden

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" Unemployment is a great tragedy. The man who goes about hopelessly seeking work in order to earn bread for his children is a living reproach to civilization. "

Carlos Saavedra Lamas

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" The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity. "

" On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there. "

" Only great minds can afford a simple style. "

" There is precious little in civilization to appeal to a Yeti. "

" Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit. "

" Belief in oneself and knowing who you are, I mean, that's the foundation for everything great. "

" An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language. "

" The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source. "

" Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time. "

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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