Quotes on Mount Everest

The first question which you will ask and which I must try to answer is this; What is the use of climbing Mount Everest? and my answer must at once be, it is no use. There is not the slightest prospect of any gain whatsoever.

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.

If it is a shame to be the second man on Mount Everest, then I will have to live with this shame.

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.

A lot of the time I hate the theater. You think, 'I have to climb Mount Everest, again, tonight.' Oh, the theater is a scary place to be.

Mountains are not fair or unfair, they are just dangerous.

Self-mastery is a challenge for every individual. Only we can control our appetites and passions. Self-mastery cannot be bought by money or fame. It is the ultimate test of our character. It requires climbing out of the deep valleys of our lives and scaling our own Mount Everests.

Because it is there [famous explanation for wanting to climb Mount Everest].

Start with short stories. After all, if you were taking up rock climbing, you wouldn't start with Mount Everest. So if you're starting fantasy, don't start with a nine-book series.

This forms the nub of a dilemna that every Everest climber eventually comes up against: in order to succeed you must be exceedingly driven, but if you're too driven you're likely to die.

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.