Quotes for All
What I mean by photographing as a participant rather than observer is that I’m not only involved directly with some of the activities that I photograph, such as mountain climbing, but even when I’m not I have the philosophy that my mind and body are part of the natural world Galen
After a day’s walk everything has twice its usual value. G. M. Trevelyan
I have two doctors, my left leg and my right. G. M. Trevelyan
Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports… all the others are games. Ernest Hemingway
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all. Elizabeth I
The summit is believed to be the object of the climb. But its true object–the joy of living–is not in the peak itself, but in the adversities encountered on the way up. Eiji Yoshikawa
Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end. Edward Whymper
There have been joys too great to be described in words, and there have been griefs upon which I have not dared to dwell, and with these in mind I say, climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are naught without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of … Read more
Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am – a reluctant enthusiast… a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. Edward Abbey
In the American Southwest, I began a lifelong love affair with a pile of rock. Edward Abbey