“Just because you came to the end of your rope, doesn’t mean that you were climbing down.”

“From the moment you think you have made it, is the beginning of the end.”

“STRAUSS:Have you ever thought about putting those experiences into a book?RICHIE:I did decide to write about what i experienced in climbing to the top. And finally when I got there, I discovered what was at the top.You know what was there?STRAUSS: No, I don’t.RICHIE: Nothing. Not one thing. What was at the top was all the experiences that you had to get there.”

“The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.”