New Delhi, April 9 -- "When you live on the edge, you can see a little farther" - Jim Whittaker

LiveMint's quote of the day is by Jim Whittaker, the celebrated mountaineer who passed away on Tuesday, April 7, at the age of 97.

Whittaker, who is the first American to climb Mount Everest, wanted the readers to act. He believed that if one doesn't "stick your neck out" or live near the limit of their comfort zone, they are taking up space without truly seeing what they, or the world, are capable of becoming.

At its core, "living on the edge" is a metaphor for pushing past the boundaries of the comfortable, the known, and the safe.

In the physical world, standing on a "ledge" or an "edge" gives a height advantage. It removes the obstructi...