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I never talk about being leaders and all the rest of it. I can only remember one or two occasions in my life when I actually issued orders, and I felt thoroughly miserable after doing it.
Edmund Hillary
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Edmund Hillary
Age: 88 †
Born: 1919
Born: July 20
Died: 2008
Died: January 11
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Tāmaki Makaurau
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary
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I think my strengths perhaps are that I'm determined. I may not be the best climber in the world, but I do like to sort of succeed and so that tends to drive me on, as it were, and I don't give up too easily.
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I'm definitely a Queen supporter. She was great.
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I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.
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While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.
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I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit by a couple of good guides.
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Mount Everest, you beat me the first time, but I'll beat you the next time because you've grown all you are going to grow... but I'm still growing!
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I had a very strong desire to carry out adventures, but in those early days I didn't actually do any. I just dreamt about it.
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I'm past carrying out some of the wishes that I would have wanted to do before, but I still dream about what I would like to do if I was able to do so.
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Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.
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I think that a good mountaineer is usually a sensible mountaineer.
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No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time.
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It's not a real adventure when you have to pay for it.
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Boredom has always been a problem.
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Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.
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Becoming a 'Sir' is slightly uncomfortable at first, although it is a considerable honor. It is amazing how quickly you become accustomed to it.
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Everest you won't change, but I will get better...I will conquer you.
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If I'm selecting a group, the first thing I look for is a record of achievement . . . If (candidates achieve) in small things, there's a very good chance they'll perform well in big things.
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On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.
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Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down.
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Environmental problems are really social problems anyway. They begin with people as the cause and end with people as the victims
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