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Quotes

Wise words for hard moments...

Sometimes you have no clue how to continue, whether on a steep mountain, in your armchair or behind your desk. 


But the 7summits.com quotes come to the rescue! We have collected a bunch of motivating, humorous and serious qoutes from famous and not so famous people.

Most of them relate to mountaineering in one way or another although even we don't always see the connection :-)




Motivational climbing quote 1:

"As far as I knew, he had never taken a photograph before, and the summit of Everest was hardly the place to show him how." -- Edmund Hillary, referring to the Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.


Motivational climbing quote 2:

"To struggle and battle and overcome and absolutely defeat every force designed against us is the only way to achieve." -- Nannie Burroughs


Motivational climbing quote 3:

"Of course there is no formula for success except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings." -- Arthur Rubinstein (1886 - 1982)


Motivational climbing quote 4:

"Mountains are to the rest of the body of the earth, what violent muscular action is to the body of man. The muscles and tendons of its anatomy are, in the mountain, brought out with force and convulsive energy, full of expression, passion, and strength." -- John Ruskin 1819-1900, British Critic, Social Theorist


Motivational climbing quote 5:

"Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life." -- Dr. David M. Burns



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