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.
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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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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My Christian faith is my backbone
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My faith isn’t very churchy, it’s a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death.
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Without risk, there can be no growth.
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I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it.
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Sometimes an ember is all we need.
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Textbook survival says stay still, don’t take any chances, wait for rescue. That’s a boring TV show. My thing was always, “Listen, shoelace, dead squirrel and no other way down this rock face. You can do this!”
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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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One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.
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When you find yourself thinking about someone or something in the same old negative way, just stop yourself. Think. Check. Change. Refresh. Job done. Smile. Move on. Do this enough times and you will change. For the better; for the stronger.
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Alpha was the best thing I ever did. It helped answer some huge questions and to find a simple empowering faith in my life.
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How you speak about others speaks loudest about yourself.
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You don’t need to go to the ends of the earth, you don’t need to climb Everest to have a great adventure, it’s invariably on our doorstep.
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I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.
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