“I have been seriously afraid at times but have used my fear as a stimulating factor rather than allowing it to paralyse me. My abilities have not been outstanding, but I have had sufficient strength and determination to meet my challenges and have usually managed to succeed with them.”
"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
"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."
- Maya Angelou
Resilience
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."
- Winston Churchill
Resilience
"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."
- Michael Lopp
Resilience
"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."
- David Brinkley
Resilience
"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."
- Pete Cashmore
Resilience