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 HillaryChallenge is what makes men. It will be the end when men stop looking for new challenges.
Edmund HillaryI was not a beater of children and as a consequence I've always been, I think, very agreeable and co-operative.
Edmund HillaryNobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.
Edmund Hillary