Life doesn’t reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.
BEAR GRYLLSI’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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I was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.
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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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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
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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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Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
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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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Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.
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What Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities
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When I take kids into the woods, I tell them, “What we’re going to do today is going to be incredibly dangerous.” And you just see 20 smiles go up.
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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 loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it.
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What I’ve learned over the years is that the path less traveled always makes for a more interesting journey. If you simply do what everyone else is doing, how can you ever expect to excel and create something wonderful and unique in your life?
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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’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
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Textbook survival tells you to stay put. Stop. Wait for rescue. Don’t take any risks. But there’d been a whole host of survival shows like that and I didn’t really want to do that.
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