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To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you’re there. And you can have that anywhere.

Bear Grylls

I love home cooking, and I’m not a great one for fast food.
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Cooking Fast Food Home
I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I’ve never aspired to be a TV man.
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Men Survivor Three
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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Heart Home Winning
I think viewers quite like it when I’m suffering or eating or drinking something horrible or really up against it in some quicksand or whatever.
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Drinking Suffering Thinking
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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Broken Cameras Snakes
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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Risk Survival Waiting
You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.
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Chance One
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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Eight Fire Fun
Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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Achievement Belief Ourselves
A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.
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Classic Men Wise
I think it’s fun running with dogs. They’re always so fit and fast.
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Dog Fun Running
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.
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Clear Famous Lines Sude Trying Want
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.
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Adventure Cutting People
My Christian faith is my backbone
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Backbone Christian Faith
Adventure should be 80 percent ‘I think this is manageable,’ but it’s good to have that last 20 percent where you’re right outside your comfort zone. Still safe, but outside your comfort zone.
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Adventure Thinking Travel
Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.
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Luck Moments Plans

To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you’re there. And you can have that anywhere.

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To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you’re there. And you can have that anywhere.

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