I was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.
BEAR GRYLLSBoth faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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I look back and understand the world a bit better and know how competitive it is .
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A man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
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I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
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Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.
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I have held healthy respects of bears along with assorted crocodiles, snakes and lots of other animals. You know, bears are dangerous, you have to be super careful.
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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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I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don’t want adventure.
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And if you give your heart to a goal, it will repay you. It’s the law of the universe.
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I’ve fallen down crevasses, been bitten by snakes, been knocked unconscious, had various limbs broken and once, a heavy camera came plunging down which very nearly decapitated me.
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There is little faith involved in setting out on a journey where the destination is certain and every step in between has been mapped in detail. Bravery, trust, is about leaving camp in the dark, when we do not know the route ahead and cannot be certain we will ever return.
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How you speak about others speaks loudest about yourself.
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I train five days a week hard – but it is short and sharp – 30 to 40 minutes of functional and pretty dynamic body-strength circuits, then I do a good yoga session on the sixth day, then I rest.
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I’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
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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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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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