Sport climbing is a lot like sport f*#king. It's a lot of fun and requires no commitment.

I think I got him hooked on climbing when I gave a slide show at Darmouth. So there's probably another mother out there who hates me.

A sense of uncertainty that is potentially fatal is what makes climbing an adventure. Anything less is just working out

My best vacation is your worst nightmare.

Doubt is the enemy of success.

Ego speaks from a place of pride.Judgement comes from a place of pain.Courage speaks from a place of humility.Correction comes from a place of love.Where are you operating from?

I think you should listen to your heart. It is there the True One speaks to us most.

The new republic should be based on diversity, respect and equal rights for all.

I grew up poor. I never had any money. I was a hobo, you know, ride the freights

somethings can only be seen in the shadows

I stay out of the sunshine and away from people as much as possible.

I am delighted to have had students, friends and colleagues in so many nations and to have learned so much of what I know from them. This Nobel Award honours them all.

...you don't need ghosts to be haunted. Memory does that just fine without any supernatural help at all.

[General James Mattis] a very talented individual. He's - has a personal library of about 10,000 books and he's read most of them on military history and strategy and so forth.

Avoid all mystery. There is no mystery in religion.