Dru Posted April 9, 2002 Posted April 9, 2002 We had a good quote thread last year, mostly from climbers. All the usual suspects go trotted out like Harding pulling over the lip on the Nose and Mark Twight eating GU and whatnot. So lets start a new thread of non-climbers quotes' which taken out of context seem to be about climbing. Here is my first offering: "In 'reality', also, I choose to fall." - Andre Breton, First Manifesto of Surrealism. Quote
Dru Posted April 9, 2002 Author Posted April 9, 2002 "you're clearas a heavy lead curtain want to drill you.like an ocean we can work it outnow im running outyeah im running outdont forget about it baby" Bad Religion, "Infected" Dude is confused, is he a drilling sport climber or a runout trad? And that heavy curtain sounds more like ice climbing. "Solo, I'm a soloist on a solo list, all live, never on a floppy disc" - that's Zach de la Rocha but it could be John Bachar! [ 04-09-2002: Message edited by: Dru ] Quote
sobo Posted April 9, 2002 Posted April 9, 2002 "We took risks. We knew we took them. Things have come out against us. We have no cause for complaint." Found in Admiral Scott's diary in Antarctica, after the entire party froze to death. Could be said of anyone who's spent the night on an unplanned bivy. Or worse... [ 04-09-2002: Message edited by: sobo ] Quote
sobo Posted April 9, 2002 Posted April 9, 2002 quote: Originally posted by rbw1966: "I've tripped and I can't come down" ok, ok, here's another one, from Cheers: Woody the barkeep: "Hey Mr. Peterson, can you I get you a second beer?" Norm: "Yeah, sure Woody. I'm gonna need something to do between the first and the third." How many climbers can relate to that, eh? Quote
Craftmatic Posted April 9, 2002 Posted April 9, 2002 "Not everything that I have done in my life has been absolutely necessary" - Reinhold Messner At a slideshow "The wind it was howlin' and the snow was outrageous.We chopped through the night and we chopped through the dawn.When he died I was hopin' that it wasn't contagious,But I made up my mind that I had to go on." - Bob Dylan, sounding like an ice climber Isis, Desire Quote
sobo Posted April 9, 2002 Posted April 9, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Craftmatic: Bob Dylan, sounding like an ice climber Isis, Desire Of all of his albums, that one is my fave. Other good tuneage on that one: Hurricane, Sarah, and Mozambique. Quote
glacier_dup1 Posted April 9, 2002 Posted April 9, 2002 "Son, sometimes it's enough just to be less of an asshole." -from The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell Quote
Slide Posted April 9, 2002 Posted April 9, 2002 Chiggers, ticks, gnats, nits. Cicadas. Millipedes, centipedes, omnipedes, minipedes, pincerheads, poison toads, land leeches, skinks. Palmetto bugs. Iguanas, fer-de-lance, wolf spiders, diggers, buzzers, hissers, stinkers. Oonipids. Spitting spiders. Ants. Mites. Flits. Whips. Misquitoes. -T. Coraghessan Boyle "Green Hell" Quote
Dru Posted April 9, 2002 Author Posted April 9, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Slide: Chiggers, ticks, gnats, nits. Cicadas. Millipedes, centipedes, omnipedes, minipedes, pincerheads, poison toads, land leeches, skinks. Palmetto bugs. Iguanas, fer-de-lance, wolf spiders, diggers, buzzers, hissers, stinkers. Oonipids. Spitting spiders. Ants. Mites. Flits. Whips. Misquitoes.-T. Coraghessan Boyle "Green Hell" Knowing TC Boyle that is what he ate for lunch, right? Quote
Zenolith Posted April 9, 2002 Posted April 9, 2002 "Don't get me started" "One time at band camp..." -spraying climbers Knowledge without courage is sterile -Balthasar Gracian 1. Think of what is right and true.2. Practice and cultivate.3. Become aquainted with the arts.4. Know the principles of the crafts.5. Understand the harms and benefits.6. Learn to see accurately.7. Become aware of the non-obvious.8. Be careful even in small matters.9. Do not do anything useless. -Miyamoto Musashi from The Book of Five Rings The "Heavy Stone" paradox is an example of divine trundling. "Above a certain point, the higher another point appears to be, the lower it actually is." - Mark Twain "At this very moment you are directly above[long pause] the center of the earth!" Baba Rum Rasin saying what I think on a summit. Only the half mad are wholly alive. -who said that? Do, or do not... there is no try. -Yoda liek i said, don't get me started. Quote
lizard_brain Posted April 9, 2002 Posted April 9, 2002 "Reality is perceived, and therefore varies." -My Uncle Quote
specialed Posted April 9, 2002 Posted April 9, 2002 "If there was no such thing as God, man would have made one up anwyway." -Voltaire "...Wake up late and take the credit card to the liquor storeWell that's two for me and one for youCause tonight...I'll be rollin' like a freight trainFlyin like an airplanefeelin like a space brainone more time tonight." - (Axl Rose) Appetite for Destruction Quote
Zenolith Posted April 9, 2002 Posted April 9, 2002 Wallflower seed on the sand and stoneMay the four winds blow you safely home.-GD Now you see this one-eyed midgetShouting the word "NOW"And you say, "For what reason?"And he says, "How?" And you say, "What does this mean?"And he screams back, "You're a cowGive me some milkOr else go home"-bob dylan Quote
Al_Pine Posted April 9, 2002 Posted April 9, 2002 Climb climb, I alway climb,when I get up every morning up a mountain made of sand.And I know, this doesn't rhyme,but the clutter on the table is getting out of hand. meat puppets Quote
glen Posted April 9, 2002 Posted April 9, 2002 "...I bet it's great to be buzzed up at 10,000 feet...." Gee, where did this one come from? Quote
MysticNacho Posted April 10, 2002 Posted April 10, 2002 "The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past..., we cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the string we have, and that is attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitude." -I can't remember who said it. Quote
nolanr Posted April 10, 2002 Posted April 10, 2002 Hate to get religious on you Nacho, but that quote is from Chuck Swindell or some other preacher like that, can't remember which one but I've definitely seen the quote before. Come on, with an attitude like that you can't hope to have a victim mentality Quote
dope_on_a_rope Posted April 10, 2002 Posted April 10, 2002 Something unknown is doing we don't know what. ~Sir Arthur Eddington on the Uncertainty Principle Quote
MysticNacho Posted April 10, 2002 Posted April 10, 2002 quote: Originally posted by nolanr: Hate to get religious on you Nacho, but that quote is from Chuck Swindell or some other preacher like that, can't remember which one but I've definitely seen the quote before.Come on, with an attitude like that you can't hope to have a victim mentality Hell if I know, it was on a poster at the place I worked in Tacoma last year. Quote
nolanr Posted April 10, 2002 Posted April 10, 2002 Slight paraphrase: "I wouldn't want to join any club that would have me as a member." Just can't remember who said it. Quote
sobo Posted April 10, 2002 Posted April 10, 2002 quote: Originally posted by MysticNacho: "The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. <big snippers> And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitude."-I can't remember who said it. I almost certain that was Dr. Wayne Dyer, one of those pseudo-religious, self-help guru guys. But i could be wrong... Quote
sobo Posted April 10, 2002 Posted April 10, 2002 quote: Originally posted by nolanr: Slight paraphrase: "I wouldn't want to join any club that would have me as a member." Just can't remember who said it. Groucho Marx And boy does that quote have relevance here... [ 04-09-2002: Message edited by: sobo ] Quote
nolanr Posted April 10, 2002 Posted April 10, 2002 Well, this is kinda like a club for people who got kicked out of every other club for bad behavior. Quote
sobo Posted April 10, 2002 Posted April 10, 2002 Let's all get together and form a club that only has members that wouldn't be members of a club that would have us as members. Quote
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