"Alas! Alas! Life is full of disappointments; as one reaches one ridge there is always another and a higher one beyond which blocks the view."

"It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of sport."

"Never keep a line of retreat: it is a wretched invention."

"Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong."

"I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward."

"The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer."