“ The coniferous forests of the Yosemite Park, and of the Sierra in general, surpass all others of their kind in America, or indeed the world, not only in the size and beauty of the trees, but in the nu… John Muir
“ The child often sees only what he already knows. He projects the whole of his verbal thought into things. He sees mountains as built by men, rivers as dug out with spades, the sun and moon as followin… Jean Piaget
“ Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and wise people. Everything - even mountains, rivers, plants and trees - should be your teac… Morihei Ueshiba
“ Politics can be likened to driving at night over unfamiliar hills and mountains. Close attention must be paid to what the beam can reach and the next bend. David Trimble
“ The roads of life are paved wide and skirt the mountains. And these very roads are choked with a steady stream of pathetically pedantic travelers who in reality have no intent of traveling. And if we… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Boredom presents a very real, if insidious peril. To quote Blaine Harden from the Washington post:Boredom kills, and those it does not kill, it cripples, and those it does not cripple, it bleeds like… Jon Krakauer
“ It is of great importance to our country generally, and especially to our navigating and whaling interests, that the Pacific Coast and, indeed, the whole of our territory west of the Rocky Mountains,… James K. Polk
“ The famous Zen parable about the master for whom, before his studies, mountains were only mountains, but during his studies mountains were no longer mountains, and afterward mountains were again mount… Rebecca Solnit
“ Turkey was fantastic, Turkey was, like, mystical and such a special place. Just unique, something that's really hard to describe, such beauty, those mountains and the stone is kind of, eroded? Special… Violante Placido
“ I don't think people would climb mountains or jump off bridges with parachutes or kayak Class V rapids if those things didn't offer the brief and horrible illusion of imminent death. They would just b… Sebastian Junger
“ You have to go through those mountains and valleys - because that's what life is: soul growth. Wayne Newton
“ During my first years in the Sierra, I was ever calling on everybody within reach to admire them, but I found no one half warm enough until Emerson came. I had read his essays, and felt sure that of a… John Muir
“ There's nothing that can defy the law of movement. Everything was created to move including the biggest of our mountains. Paul Bamikole
