I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward.

Alas! Alas! Life is full of disappointments; as one reaches one ridge there is always another and a higher one beyond which blocks the view.

You are one with your skis and nature. This is something that develops not only the body but the soul as well, and it has a deeper meaning for a people than most of us perceive.

The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.

Happiness is the struggle towards a summit and, when it is attained, it is happiness to glimpse new summits on the other side.

The history of the human race is a continual struggle from darkness into light. It is, therefore, to no purpose to discuss the use of knowledge; man wants to know, and when he ceases to do so, is no longer a man.

Man wants to know, and when he ceases to do so, he is no longer a man.