People ask me, “How do I succeed?” Whatever it is they do, I say, “Go and find 20 ways of messing it up. By 21, you’ll be getting there.” Life is an adventure, go back with cuts, scars and bruises.
BEAR GRYLLSEating any of these things, goat testicles or what have you, isn’t going to be nice, but you get into that zone, you become focussed and you do what you need to do. It’s all about one thing: coming home in one piece.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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Survival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.
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Scouts should be progressive and should be adapting. If you’re gay or not it’s irrelevant, Scouting values respect.
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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.
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It is only when You really STEP OUT of Your comfort zone that You GROW.
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I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.
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The rules of survival never change, whether you’re in a desert or in an arena.
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The lesson is, the rewards in life don’t always go to the biggest, or the bravest, or the smartest. The rewards go to the dogged; and when your going though hell, to the person who just keeps going.
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I didn’t want to do eight seasons of How To Build A Fire. The intention was to make something fun and dynamic and about self rescue, not about whittling.
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Yes, the Boy Scouts of America should definitely allow gay adult leaders and I think it’s really going to hold them back if they don’t.
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The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
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Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
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Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
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Well, wolves will pretty rarely hunt. You’re vulnerable if you’re on your own or injured. But for lone wolves, get up high, show them that you’re not injured, face ’em off, be authoritarian with it, and look ’em in the eye.
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The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.
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