It's Okay To Be Eccentric If You're

The Whole Purpose Of An Adventure Is To Gain Some Spiritual Or Emotional Insight. When You Compromise The Process, You Compromise The Gain.

We Choose To Believe That The Granite Is Alive. If Life Is Movement, Then Rock - With Its Atoms Flying Around Like Stars In Cosmos - Is Alive.

The Goal Of Climbing Big, Dangerous Mountains Should Be To Attain Some Sort Of Spiritual And Personal Growth, But This Won't Happen If You Compromise Away The Entire Process.

During The Sixties, All The Risk-type Sports Were Very Popular, Because Everybody Was Rebelling Against Their Parents, Or Rebelling Against The Whole System. But Those Days Are Over. This Is The Day Of Conservatism.

Mainly, My Job Is To Be On The Outside And Bring Ideas Into The Company And Forge Change. Most People Hate Change—it’s Threatening. I Thrive On It.