But [Everett] and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. That’s what was great about them. They tried. Not many do.

Everett was strange,' Sleight concedes. 'Kind of different. But him and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. That's what was great about them. They tried. Not many do.

I think his success was largely due to his great human qualities: his sense of humor, his common sense and his essential honesty and integrity. He inspired love and unfailing loyalty; he had a magic touch when dealing with conflicting issues or clashes of personalities; and he knew how to find a solution along the lines of compromise, without surrendering a principle. He is, in fact, a great democrat.

I will never be as brave as him — I’m not by nature a particularly courageous person — but he showed me that I could try. And that trying might turn out to be the most important part of courage.

When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.

Success is achieved by those who try.

But at least I tried

He was the kind to cut through to the essence, and thus someone who made a difference.

What eventually set him apart was his mindset and drive. He never stopped being the curious, tinkering boy looking for new challenges.

...a hero is a man who does what he can. The others do not do it.

One thing he certainly was — sincere.

It’s a rare man who is taken for what he truly is.

He must have been very brave and very strong, at the end, not to do himself in.

Greatly he failed, but he had greatly dared.