That for me was a great liberator to realize that the show isn’t about me running around, jumping off stuff and flexing muscles, it’s about inspiring people. That makes me really happy.
BEAR GRYLLSLife is an adventure that is best lived boldly
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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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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I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
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I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk – not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters.
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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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The only difference between ‘try’ and ‘triumph’ is varying degrees of ‘umph’
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I think fire is so critical in the wild. You can cook with it, you can make tools, you can deter a predator, you can dry your clothes and you get that element of morale that matters so much when you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere.
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I’m probably going to be the scruffiest Chief Scout you’ve ever had and my health and safety policy is non-existent.
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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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Christianity is not about religion. It’s about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It’s about finding joy and finding home.
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Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
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The greatest journeys all start with a single step.
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There is no feeling like coming home after danger.
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The rules of survival never change, whether you’re in a desert or in an arena.
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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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The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.
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