48 Quotes by Tim Cope

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    Learning of my father's passing at age 55 not only shattered the world, far from home, that had become my reality, but catapulted my childhood and relationship with family - which had felt like another lifetime - into the present.

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    A single camel can carry around 300 kilograms. Using camels for hauling during migration is becoming a rarity in Mongolia, where mechanized transport is gradually replacing traditional means.

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    I love the Altai Mountains. Crimea, despite all the conflict, is a remarkable place historically, culturally and physically. The mountains drop down into the sea. Porpoises swim in the shallows. Horses gallop through the grass. There are huge rocks, castles, caves.

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    Finding shelter with nomads in the desert during summer was a matter of survival for me and my animals.

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    What drew me to Kazakhstan was a curiosity to learn about life in this 'middle earth' of steppe between the endless forests of Russia in the north and the world's greatest mountain chains to the south.

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    Earth was not built to serve the needs of humans.

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    I think in our society we too often choose the people we associate with based on our own hasty judgments.

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    It's hard to find a place where you're out of earshot of some kind of noise.

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    Steve Fossett and I would share a common belief that it is possible and good to challenge yourself to the extreme.

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