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Quotes About Peak

Man has always seen himself the peak of creation. The part of the universe that thinks. The purpose for it all. It's no doubt a gratifying view, but the universe may have a different opinion.
~ Jack McDevitt
Every athlete at his peak is going to perform with a different mental cocktail. I thrive in the underdog, reserved, it's-not-over-till-it's-over mindset.
~ Kevin Jorgeson
Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity.
~ Will McDonough
The goal is to be at the top in the spring.
~ Leonardo Bonucci
You're just trying to work on things in Spring Training, try to put the barrel on the ball and not peak too early.
~ Anthony Rendon
From a logistical standpoint, I learned about when to peak, when to push, when to recover throughout the season.
~ Nathan Chen
God bless Hollywood and all that it stands for, but, you know, people tend to peak in their 40s, and then it's all downhill from there.
~ Julie Plec
I believe that the ascent of mountains forms an essential chapter in the complete duty of man, and that it is wrong to leave any district without setting foot on its highest peak.
~ Leslie Stephen
Sam and Remi dressed quickly and headed up on deck. When they climbed the steps to the bridge, they could see why Juan had wanted to wake them. Through the windshield they could see the distant shape of Tacaná, the second highest peak in Mexico. It was a dark blue pyramid miles back from the coast, standing alone against the sky. This morning, it was emitting a line of gray smoke that trailed off to the east
~ Clive Cussler
During the course of an ordinary day, we are constrained by a kind of natural caution, an anticipation of possible difficulties and problems, which tint our consciousness a shade of grey. Talking and thinking about peak experiences makes us realize how lucky we are, and that we can dispense with the caution and constraint. It is like realizing that you have more money in the bank than you thought.
~ Colin Wilson
Like water, which heated to a hundred degrees will bear no increase of temperature, human thought attains in certain men its maximum intensity.
~ Victor Hugo
If you reflect upon your own highest moments or peak experiences. You will probably also remember them as moments of great pleasure, even ecstasy.
~ W. Timothy Gallwey
Eternal snows are at the top. Eyes of beautifull are at the top. (Neiges éternelles sont au sommet. - Yeux de la belle sont au sommet.)
~ Charles de Leusse
Flower is breathed in its height. (Fleur se respire - Dans sa hauteur.)
~ Charles de Leusse
I just read that men reach their sexual peak at 18. Women reach their sexual peak at 35. Do you get the feeling that God is into practical jokes? We're reaching our sexual peak right around the same time they're discovering they have a favorite chair.
~ Rita Rudner
The public loves to create a hero....Sometimes I think they do it for the sheer joy of knocking him down from the highest peak. Like a child who builds a house of blocks and then destroys it with one vicious kick.
~ Grace Metalious
Shearer could be at 100 per cent fitness, but not peak fitness.
~ Graham Taylor
I suspect the peak of Roland's life was the morning in the year 778 when he rode up Roncevaux Pass with Charlemagne in the thin air of the Pyrenees and realized he had unknowingly gone through the metaphysical eye of the needle. He had entered immortality, and from that moment on, death could lay no claim on him.
~ James Lee Burke
When they're performing at their peak, leaders are doing more than just getting results. They're also responding to the behavioral expectations of their constituents, underscoring the point that the relationship is one of service to a purpose and service to people. As
~ James M. Kouzes
In an individual sport you can always plan your ideal peak, but in a team sport the experience of playing in the qualifiers makes you stronger as a unit.
~ Tite
Be still in peace and reach your highest peak.
~ A.D. Posey
A band is sort of like a star. It reaches a peak and burns out. To have five guys working in perfect harmony longer than a couple years is difficult.
~ Adrian Smith
I was born on March 3, 1970, as Mom and Dad's stardom was nearing its peak, while The Johnny Cash Show, was airing regularly on network TV.
~ John Carter Cash
I did 'Midnight's Children' and 'Cooking with Stella' when I was at the peak of my career.
~ Shriya Saran