Life's a bit like mountaineering—never look down.

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"Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain."

- Edmund Hillary

Belief

"I did have my moments of despair. It was certainly not — it’s not an experience I would like to have again. And then June came along."

- Edmund Hillary

Hope

"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."

- Edmund Hillary

Personal Growth

"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves."

- Edmund Hillary

Personal Growth

"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."

- Edmund Hillary

Personal Growth

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"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."

- Archer

Philosophy

"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."

- Paine

Philosophy

"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."

- Eric Sevareid

Philosophy

"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"

- Theodor Seuss Geisel

Philosophy

"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."

- G.K. Chesterton

Philosophy