“The only thing you'll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below.”
"A partner can encourage you, maybe even stop you from falling, but they can't get you to the top. That's entirely up to you."
- Roland Smith
Courage
"...what makes a story unique is not necessarily the information in the story but what the writer chooses to put in or leave out."
- Roland Smith
Creativity
"When you do your research write down whatever interests you. Whatever stimulates your imagination. Whatever seems important. A story is built like a stone wall. Not all the stones will fit. Some will have to be discarded. Some broken and reshaped. When you finish the wall it may not look exactly like the wall you envisioned, but it will keep the livestock in and the predators out."
- Roland Smith
Learning
"You don't have to be alone to feel alone."
- Roland Smith
Connection to Earth
"For a climber, saying that you are stopping by Everest is like saying that you are stopping by to see God."
- Roland Smith
Ambition
"The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck."
- Tony Robbins
Success
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
- Beverly Sills
Success
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
- Aristotle
Success
"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse."
- Florence Nightingale
Success
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence."
- Vince Lombardi
Success