"There are few who would not rather be taken in adultery than in provincialism."

"Experience teaches only the teachable."

"Perhaps it's good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he's happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life?"

"A mindful spirit recognizes that the truest form of bravery is vulnerability."

"I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it."

"The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free."

"When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty."

"Socialism values equality more than liberty."