If the going is tough and the pressure is on, If the reserves of strength have been drained and the summit is still not in sight, then the quality to seek in the person is neither great strength nor quickness of hand, but rather a resolute mind firmly set on its purpose that refuses to let its body slack or rest.
Edmund HillaryI still had the same affection for New Zealand as I've always had. Didn't change at all.
Edmund HillaryI've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe.
Edmund HillaryAdventuring can be for the ordinary person with ordinary qualities, such as I regard myself.
Edmund HillaryI will come again & conquer you because as a mountain you can't grow, but as a human, I can
Edmund HillaryI've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe But there is something about building up a comradeship - that I still believe is the greatest of all feats - and sharing in the dangers with your company of peers. It’s the intense effort, the giving of everything you’ve got. It’s really a very pleasant sensation.
Edmund Hillary