Quotes by : Edmund Hillary

You don't have to be a hero to accomplish great things---to compete. You can just be an ordinary chap,....

Tourism is a very big economic benefit to the Sherpa people, and also, they have very strong ties to....

I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.....

No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time.

Good planning is important. I've also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on....

Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but....

I have enjoyed great satisfaction from my climb of Everest and my trips to the poles. But there's no....

Ever since the morning of May 29, 1953, when Tenzing Norgay and I became the first climbers to step onto....

I can remember when I first went into the Himalayan area way back in 1951. Money, for instance, was not....

I'm sure the feeling of fear, as long as you can take advantage of it and not be rendered useless by....