Conrad Anker Quotes
The first ascent of Everest came at a time when humanity needed relief from two world wars. It was a unifying and inspiring event, signifying the drive to reach our greatest potential.
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The niqab, for some, has become an antiestablishment symbol around which one can rally and relish in the opportunities for confrontation that it provides.
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Democrats and Republicans have been very keen to make home ownership almost a national purpose.
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It feels like a game, this work I do. It is totally heartfelt, and I love the sticky terrain, the straight-up cartoons, how the irrepressible and icky rise to the surface. But I am not just trying to call forth bugaboos and demons for the sake of it, for fun.
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The real drawback to the simple life is that it is not simple. If you are living it, you positively can do nothing else. There is not time.
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Today, for the first time - and the Obama campaign showed us this - we can go from the digital world, from the self-organizing power of networks, to the physical one.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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If you play a real character who's famous and still alive, it makes things easier if you have the luck to have a good relationship with them.
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Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
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Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile.
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I just keep working out. You can't stop. Everyone thinks there's a trick, but there's no trick! The trick is, you have to be consistent.
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I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity.
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Music was definitely a way out. Instead of playing basketball, I was going to recording studios.
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Life at a public company ain't for me. The board pays you what you're worth, then you get reamed for your compensation.
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I've got quite a vivid imagination and I'm easily overwhelmed by sensations and things that are beautiful or scary. I don't think I've ever seen a ghost - I think I'm probably haunted by my own ghosts than real ones.
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I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
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There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others.
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We still need to be conscious of the fact that Russia has intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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Hinduism has an enormous capacity to absorb from outside influences and accept it in a peaceful and steady manner without perturbing the system.
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We're not isolated from the world. The world knocks on our door.
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I marshalled the words and opened my mouth, thinking I would hear them. But all I heard was a kind of rattle, unintelligible even to me who knew what was intended.
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In 1820, the average lifespan was just 26 years. Twenty-six years!
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One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
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I don't know why. I'm fascinated with stars and space. I just love them.
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The first ascent of Everest came at a time when humanity needed relief from two world wars. It was a unifying and inspiring event, signifying the drive to reach our greatest potential.
