#limb

There's only one thing I never did and wish I had done: climbed over a fence. ↗

— Queen Mary

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You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down. ↗

— Stanislaw Lem

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I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone. ↗

— Cyrano de Bergerac

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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

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If you were to climb up on your desk, walk around behind your monitor and lean way over so you could see the screen, you'd be able to read "Wordplay" just as easily as you could sitting in your chair. ↗

— John Langdon

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Well, what happened is that I had been the subject of vicious attacks by Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh. ↗

— Robert Scheer

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He who climbs a cliff may die on the cliff, so what? Always a risk-taker by nature, now I became one by intent. ↗

— Ruth Park

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All these buildings are like mountains I would like to climb, but I am forbidden. ↗

— Alain Robert

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The first question which you will ask and which I must try to answer is this; What is the use of climbing Mount Everest? and my answer must at once be, it is no use. There is not the slightest prospect of any gain whatsoever. ↗

— George Leigh Mallory

#any #ask #climbing #everest #first

During my three seasons at Mount Rainier I learned a lot about mountain climbing and rescues, about politics and camaraderie in the mountains, and about what being a woman climber means. Now I know in all certainty when to bring my toothbrush and when to leave it at home, and, all things considered, that kind of confidence is hard to come by. The greatest skill I ever had, though, was the one I started with: being able to suffer for long periods of time and not die. In exchange, I got to see some amazing things. ↗

— Bree Loewen

#women #home