Hornbein Quotes

#1. But at times I wondered if I had not come a long way only to find that what I really sought was something I had left behind. Thomas F. Hornbein

Jon Krakauer

#2. It's a shame that physical beauty often has such a negative effect on its occupant.

Dov Davidoff

#3. In his time on earth, he'd learned one truth above all else when it came to power - those who lost it usually didn't see it vanishing until it was already gone.

Dennis Lehane

#4. In my own life, I have noticed when I have been meeting directors, that the same sentence with the same inflection can be said by a man, like: "Get me this." But if the same thing is said by a woman, it's seen as harsh and unacceptable. That always fascinates me.

Meryl Streep

#5. Boros is not with the team today because he's attending his daughter's funeral. Oh, wait, it's her wedding.

Jerry Coleman

#6. It's OK to burn a Bible, that's OK. OK to burn a flag, OK, that's all right. But just, you know, for heaven's sake, don't say anything that might offend someone of the Islamic religion.

Louie Gohmert

#7. Pin your faith to no ones sleeves, haven't you two eyes of your own.

Thomas Carlyle

#8. I do not like money, either for itself or for what it can buy, since I want nothing we know about.

Rene Magritte

#9. Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles.

Harry Truman

#10. Jesus undid everything that Adam did, and did everything Adam failed to do.

Sinclair B. Ferguson

#11. Better stupid and safe that smart and dead.

Cate Tiernan

#12. I wonder if one can view risk like a drug, beneficial to the organism in the proper dose. Too much or too little may be harmful ...

Tom Hornbein

#13. I soon learned that Everest wasn't a private affair. It belonged to many men.

Tom Hornbein

#14. Just a rock, a dome of snow, the deep blue sky, and a hunk of orange-painted metal from which a shredded American flag cracked in the wind. Nothing more. Except two tiny figures walking together those last few feet to the top of the Earth.

Tom Hornbein

#15. You'd better have a firm foundation when you go out into the world. There's no telling what you'll run into.

Ann B. Ross

#16. was beginning to think she was his true north and damn if he wasn't trying to reorient his life in her direction. He

Lee Kilraine