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Nando Parrado Quotes

Savour your existence. Live every moment. Do not waste a breath.

Savour your existence. Live every moment. Do not waste a breath.

Nando Parrado
Waste, Moments, Existence

We all have our own personal Andes.

Nando Parrado
"Miracle In The Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home". Book by Nando Parrado, March 1, 2009.

I would walk until I had walked all the life out of me, and when I fell, I would die that much closer to home.

Nando Parrado
Home, Walks, Dies
Nando Parrado (2009). “Miracle In The Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home”, p.115, Hachette UK

I think life is simpler than we tend to think. We look for answers and more answers. But there are no answers. Things happen in life, good things and bad. People say, 'Why did it happen to me?' Well, why not? Some people win the lottery, and others die in a car crash. It happens, and there is nothing we can do about it. The universe doesn't care what happens to you.

Nando Parrado
Good Life, Thinking, Winning

Love is our only weapon. Only love can turn mere life into a miracle, and draw precious meaning from suffering and fear.

Nando Parrado
Love Is, Miracle, Suffering
Nando Parrado (2009). “Miracle In The Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home”, p.115, Hachette UK

Death has an opposite, but the opposite is not mere living. It is not courage or faith or human will. The opposite of death is love. How had I missed that? How does anyone miss that? Love is our only weapon. Only love can turn mere life into a miracle, and draw precious meaning from suffering and fear

Nando Parrado
Love Is, Opposites, Miracle

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