Inspirational Quotations

by
Alan Hobson

Throughout his books and speaking presentations, Alan sprinkles powerful quotations about adventure and the adventure of life. These represent the distillation of decades of his life learning as a worldwide adventurer, internationally renowned speaker, international bestselling author and cancer survivor.

Please feel free to use these quotations.  Please attribute the quote(s) to:

Alan Hobson,
Mt. Everest Climber & Summiteer,
Cancer Survivor


From Alan’s Speaking Presentations


“On the other side of fear is freedom.”


“It’s okay to fail. It’s not okay to fold.”


“Success is 97 percent preparation and 3 percent execution.”


“If we’re persistent enough, we can do the dreams.”


“In every obstacle there is always opportunity.”


“We CAN triumph, We WILL triumph – CAN/WILL.”


“In persistence there is power. In tenacity, there can be triumph.”


“Light will penetrate darkness, but darkness will never penetrate light.”


“Courage is not the absence of fear. It is composure amidst fear.”


“We can tie a knot and hang on, but we must always keep climbing.”


“The three most important words in the world aside from ‘I Love You’ are ‘I Wonder If …’”


From the book, Climb Back from Cancer


“Hope is our salvation from fear, our strength amid struggle.”
– Cecilia and Alan Hobson


“If we fight, we very quickly become exhausted. But if we flow,
we take on the force of a river.”


“The very worst is not dying, but ceasing to live.”


“The meaning of life is to find meaning in life.”


“For the endless hours I spent convalescing after cancer, I was no longer a human doing. I was a human being.”


“Medicine can work miracles, tragedy can be a teacher,
but only hope can sustain life.”


“Life is not so much about height as it is about depth.”


“We not only need to save lives, we need to return them.”


“We must be more than human doings. We must learn to be human beings.”

From the Book, From Everest to Enlightenment

“Life is risk. Where there is no risk, there is no life.”


“Crisis creates chaos, but then, it creates clarity.”


“Extreme goals call for extreme measures.”


“We are all Sherpas carrying loads of one sort of another.”


“We must all play by Nature’s rules, or risk incurring Nature’s wrath.”


“The only way to remove the doubt is to find out.”


“The mind is driven by the passion in the soul.”

From the Book, The Triumph of Tenacity
(formerly titled, The Power of Passion)


“A relationship is like a mirror. Once struck by a stone, the pieces can be glued back together, but the mirror always shows the cracks.”


“We are all climbers connected by an invisible rope.”


“If you want to see a hero, don’t go to a mountain. Walk into a children’s hospital or a cancer ward.”

From the Book, One Step Beyond

“The only failure in life is when we fail to learn the lessons from our experience.”
– John Amatt, Adventurer, One Step Beyond


“When we run away from fear, it gets bigger, but when we advance
towards it, it shrinks.”
– Mr. Laurie Skreslet, 1st Canadian to climb Mt. Everest, One Step Beyond


“If you want to master your situation, control your fear.”
– Mr. Laurie Skreslet, 1st Canadian to climb Mt. Everest, One Step Beyond


“Obstacles are like a nutshell that, once cracked, reveals meat inside
that nourishes us.”
– Mr. Laurie Skreslet, 1st Canadian to climb Mt. Everest, One Step Beyond


“Our moment of strength is when we have the greatest amount of
singleness of purpose.”
– Mr. Laurie Skreslet, 1st Canadian to climb Mt. Everest, One Step Beyond


 “Perseverance is the only way.”
– John Hughes, Around-the-World Solo Ocean Sailor, One Step Beyond


“If we discuss a decision too much, there will never be a right time.
We have to take the first step.”
– John Hughes, Around-the-World Solo Ocean Sailor, One Step Beyond


“The most important thing is to be happy with what you do.”
– John Hughes, Around-the-World Solo Ocean Sailor, One Step Beyond


“When things are very bad and the chips are down, if we give it that last little kick,
we can make things better.”
– John Hughes, Around-the-World Solo Ocean Sailor, One Step Beyond


“It’s not what we have. It’s what we do with what we have.”
– John Hughes, Around-the-World Solo Ocean Sailor, One Step Beyond


“Success boils down to what’s inside of you.”
– John Hughes, Around-the-World Solo Ocean Sailor, One Step Beyond


“Make the necessary preparations, then throw away your security blanket.”
– Mike Beedell, Adventurer, One Step Beyond


“We’ve got to measure the wealth of our life by the depth and quality of
our life experience.”
– Mike Beedell, Adventurer, One Step Beyond


“You’ve got to aim for the horizon and never doubt that you’ll make it.”
– Mike Beedell, Adventurer, One Step Beyond


“Level of commitment equals level of performance.”
– Sharon Wood, First North American Woman to Climb Mt. Everest, One Step Beyond


“Adventure isn’t an experience. It’s an attitude that goes with an experience.”
– Sharon Wood, First North American Woman to Climb Mt. Everest, One Step Beyond


“We do not conquer mountains, nor tame the elements. The true conquest lies in penetrating the self-imposed barriers, those limitations within our own minds.”
– Sharon Wood, First North American Woman to Climb Mt. Everest, One Step Beyond


“The greater the risk, the greater the reward.”
– Mr. Laurie Dexter, Adventurer, One Step Beyond


“The single biggest key to success is commitment.”
– Mr. Laurie Dexter, Adventurer, One Step Beyond


“The only way to avoid failure is not to take any risk in the first place.”
– Mr. Laurie Dexter, Adventurer, One Step Beyond


“Success is an inner thing.”
– Mr. Laurie Dexter, Adventurer, One Step Beyond


“Unfortunately, to do anything worthwhile in life nearly always involves a
measure of sacrifice.”
– Mr. Laurie Dexter, Adventurer, One Step Beyond


“Aim high, but be sure to make time for the things that really count – people.”
– Mr. Laurie Dexter, Adventurer, One Step Beyond.