I started to get so many letters from unlikely people; a single mum going, “I watch your show, I’m not into survival, but I hold down four jobs and I get it when you say it’s about persistence and putting a positive attitude into things during difficult times.”
BEAR GRYLLSWhat Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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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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Many great people over the centuries have depended on their faith- it is a sign of great strength to need Jesus in your life.
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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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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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Yes, the Boy Scouts of America should definitely allow gay adult leaders and I think it’s really going to hold them back if they don’t.
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Live a wild, generous full, exciting life – blessing those around you and seeing the good in all.
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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
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I don’t like expeditions where it is a total lottery whether you live or die. You have to keep those sort of good luck cards for rare occasions!
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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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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 miss him still today: his long, whiskery eyebrows, his huge hands and hugs, his warmth, his prayers, his stories, but above all his shining example of how to live and how to die.
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As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.
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Juice Plus+ is great stuff that I have used through all of my expeditions. What I like about it is that the research behind it is so strong.
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Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.
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The greatest journeys all start with a single step.
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