Quotes and Sayings about Mountains

No matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it.

Edith Crawley: "[About the Titanic] I thought it was supposed to be unsinkable."
Robert Crawley: "Every mountain is unclimbable until someone climbs it; so every ship is unsinkable until it sinks."

The mountains are calling and I must go.

I feel vulnerable on mountains. It's an uncontrolled, raw environment. It's very - it's truly humbling.

A mountain's like a person. It's a long and ever-changing story made of countless small parts. Earth and ore, air and water.

The story of each stone leads back to a mountain.

It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

He who is born on a mountain isn't scared by it.

One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.

Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another.

Great things are done when men and mountains meet.

What began as a common desire to secure wilderness for people to enjoy, has become a worldwide movement to preserve these areas for future generations. They're a place to escape the burdens of everyday life and an inspiration for our children. They're a haven for endangered species and a hotbed for scientific research.

Nature's creative power is far beyond man's instinct of destruction.

Nature has to be felt.

We are not to tell Nature what she's gotta be! She's clever. She's always got better imagination than we have.

We like to spend time in nature because it won't judge us.

For observing nature, the best pace is a snail's pace.

The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.

Nature gives so much more than it asks for in return.

Nature's my religion. Earth's my church. Loving every creature is my belief.

When God understand that only the best go skiing, he created football for the rest.

When I'm in the starting gate, it's just me and the hill.

It can take a lifetime to discover skiing, but only an instant to fall in love with it.

In Canada, there's two seasons: 6 months of winter and 6 months where skiing sucks.

When hell freezes over, I will ski there too.

If skiing was easy, it would be called snowboarding.

Many people attach skis to their feet. Few attach them to their soul.

The worst day skiing is still better than the best day at work.

I did not fall - I'm checking the snow conditions!

I figure life's a gift and I don't intend on wasting it. You don't know what hand you're gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you… to make each day count.

Believe you can, then you will.

Remember, with great power. comes great responsibility!

For the same wind that seeks to blow out a fire may also cause its spread.

Violet Crawley: "Don't you care about Downton?"
Robert Crawley: "What do you think? I gave my life to Downton. I was born here and I hope to die here. It my third parent and my fourth child."

Dear Lord,
I don´t pretend I have much credit with you.
I´m not even sure, that you´re there.
But if you are and if I´ve ever done anything good, I beg you to keep him save.

Tyrion: "If the ship goes down, I'll go with it."
Varys: "That is good to hear. Though I'm sure many captains say the same while their ship is afloat."

To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.

I hate to say it to the kids out there but I just kind of blew off everything and made snowboarding the number one priority in my life.

Calling a Dwarf dishonest in her own home? That's a recipe for strong gravy!

Where there is love, it is never truly dark.

On the last day of the world I would want to plant a tree.

Sand is overrated. It's just tiny, little rocks.

Keep true to the dreams of thy youth.

He who thinks too much, will not act.

Children are God's way of punishing us for having sex.

Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.

Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.

Being different isn't a bad thing. It means you're brave enough to be yourself.