Nobody wants to end up super rich and famous – but divorced. I’m always clear on that and try to stay on the right side of the line.
BEAR GRYLLSOur fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive – the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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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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You don’t need to go to the ends of the earth, you don’t need to climb Everest to have a great adventure, it’s invariably on our doorstep.
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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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Without risk, there can be no growth.
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As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy – nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.
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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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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
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I always had a really natural faith as a kid. Where I knew God existed and it felt very free and pretty wild and natural, and it wasn’t religious.
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I’ve eaten sheep’s eyes, the still hot meat from a zebra killed by a lion, and maggots which give you 70 calories to the ounce.
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My Christian faith is my backbone
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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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Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.
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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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Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
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Time and experience have taught me that fame and money very rarely go to the worthy, by the way – hence we shouldn’t ever be too impressed by either of those impostors. Value folk for who they are, how they live and what they give – that’s a much better benchmark.
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