Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.
Edmund HillaryI never talk about being leaders and all the rest of it. I can only remember one or two occasions in my life when I actually issued orders, and I felt thoroughly miserable after doing it.
Edmund HillaryAs a youngster I was a great dreamer, reading many books of adventure and walking lonely miles with my head in the clouds.
Edmund HillaryI always refused to give in if there was some argument with my father. Whether it was true or not, I refused to admit it and so often I would - well, tell lies, perhaps. I would either do that or change the story. Particularly if I felt that my father was being unjust, then I was very strongly motivated to not accept his ruling.
Edmund Hillary