Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
BEAR GRYLLSI 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.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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It can be hard to explain. But I also relate to the quote that says, Iif you have to ask, you will never understand.
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I’m terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.
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Eating 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.
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Faith is personal if it’s to be real.
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As a society, we’ve become terrified of failure, but you can’t grow without risking it.
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The greatest journeys all start with a single step.
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Survival is not about being fearless. It’s about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.
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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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Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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Survival 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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My best life lessons and education didn’t come from a classroom – they’ve come from the wild. How you act in the big moments, the ones that challenge you, scare you, tempt you, and force you to make the right decisions, is what defines you.
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One killer exercise that’s really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That’s my favourite. It’s such functional core strength, and that’s why I can climb up trees and down vines.
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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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Scouts should be progressive and should be adapting. If you’re gay or not it’s irrelevant, Scouting values respect.
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There’s no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It’s all about heart.
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