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.
BEAR GRYLLSI love home cooking, and I’m not a great one for fast food.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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How you speak about others speaks loudest about yourself.
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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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That feeling when you’re so cold you’d give anything to be warm – I’ve had it before, literally huddled around a candle flame on an ice sheet.
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All worthwhile journeys have big obstacles. It’s the way of the world. The rewards go to those who can push through those trying moments and still manage to keep a smile on their face.
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To get ready to climb Everest, I did a lot of hill running with a daypack on and a lot of underwater swimming. I would swim a couple of lengths underwater and then a couple above. It gets your body going with limited oxygen.
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I love making healthy lean foods delicious – that’s an art!
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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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I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I’ve been doing that from a very young age.
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Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.
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Life doesn’t reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.
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Dreams, though, are cheap, and the real task comes when you start putting in place the steps needed to make those dreams a reality.
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My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren’t able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.
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Change the way you use your time, and you change your life.
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I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don’t want adventure.
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