Our dreams are just wishes, if we never follow them through with action. And in life, you have got to be able to light your own fire.
BEAR GRYLLSSurvival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It’s about doing whatever it takes – and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.
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The rewards of the wild and the rewards of the survivor go to those who can dig deep, and, ultimately, to the guy who can stay alive.
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My faith isn’t very churchy, it’s a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death.
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The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra. And for me, I had always grown up with the belief that if someone succeeds it is because they are brilliant or talented or just better than me…
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It breaks my heart that my father never knew my children. He should have been around for another 25 years.
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Once a job it has begun, do not stop until it’s done. Whether it is big or small, do it well or not all.
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Above all, I feel a quiet pride that for the rest of my days I can look at myself in the mirror and know that once upon a time I was good enough. Good enough to call myself a member of the SAS. Some things don’t have a price tag.
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I’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
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My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I’ve learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn’t need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.
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Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives a fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify.
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My favorite moments? Where it’s all going swimmingly, the sun’s out and I’ve got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue.
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I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I’ve never aspired to be a TV man.
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Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.
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I joined the Army at 19 as a soldier and spent about four and a half years with them. Then I broke my back in a freefall parachuting accident and spent a year in rehabilitation back in the U.K.
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I look back and understand the world a bit better and know how competitive it is .
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I love Ray Mears. He’s brilliant. He’s so rude about me in the press, it’s outrageous!
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