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"12 Edmund Hillary Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 20 July 1919. Died: 11 January 2008 | Mountaineer |

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.

People Decide Extraordinary Accomplish
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Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.

Nobody Climbs Mountains Reasons
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Once I've decided to do something, I do usually try to carry it through to fruition.

Decided Something Try Fruition
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Becoming a 'Sir' is slightly uncomfortable at first, although it is a considerable honor. It is amazing how quickly you become accustomed to it.

Uncomfortable Considerable Honor
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I don't know if I particularly want to be remembered for anything. I personally do not think I'm a great gift to the world. I've been very fortunate.

Remembered Personally Think Gift
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Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.
Human-life Important Mountain
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The truth is, I'm just a rough old New Zealander who has enjoyed many challenges in his life.

Truth Rough Enjoyed Challenges
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I enjoyed climbing with other people, good friends, but I did quite a lot of solo climbing, too.

Enjoyed Climbing People Friends
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When you go to the mountains, you see them and you admire them. In a sense, they give you a challenge, and you try to express that challenge by climbing them.

Mountains Admire Sense Challenge
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I am a lucky man. I have had a dream and it has come true, and that is not a thing that happens often to men.

Lucky Man Dream True
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Take advantage of the years of pioneering efforts. You might find this boring, as the young want to rush head on, as it were.

Take Advantage Pioneering Efforts
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Adventuring can be for the ordinary person with ordinary qualities, such as I regard myself.

Adventuring Ordinary Person Qualities
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Edmund Hillary Quotes & Sayings