I Am A Lucky Man. I Have

Becoming A 'sir' Is Slightly Uncomfortable At First, Although It Is A Considerable Honor. It Is Amazing How Quickly You Become Accustomed To It.

Strong Motivation Is The Most Important Factor In Getting You To The Top

I Don't Spend A Lot Of Time Thinking About Dying, But I Like To Think That I've - If It Did Occur - That I Would Die Peacefully And Not Make Too Much Of A Fuss About It.

I Think That A Good Mountaineer Is Usually A Sensible Mountaineer.

June [hillary] Had Been Doing All These Things - The Himalayas And All The Rest Of It - So We Had Done Things Together For A Long Time, And, Particularly As Far As Our Sherpas Were Concerned, We Had A Very Sound, I Think, Philosophy. So That Made It Very Easy For Us To Agree On What Should Be Done.