Edmund Hillary Quotes

"Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it."
- Edmund Hillary
(Related: Money, Science, Hell, Mountains)

"People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things."
- Edmund Hillary
(Related: People)

"There is precious little in civilization to appeal to a Yeti."
- Edmund Hillary
(Related: Civilization)