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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.

Bear Grylls

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
How you speak about others speaks loudest about yourself.
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Speak
The lesson is, the rewards in life don’t always go to the biggest, or the bravest, or the smartest. The rewards go to the dogged; and when your going though hell, to the person who just keeps going.
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Hell Lessons Life Rewards
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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Cards Good Luck Rare Occasion
Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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Achievement Belief Ourselves
In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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Air Running Special
I’ve seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it’s all gone wrong. That’s when we define ourselves.
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Bravery Gone People
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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Clothes Fire Thinking
What I’ve learned over the years is that the path less traveled always makes for a more interesting journey. If you simply do what everyone else is doing, how can you ever expect to excel and create something wonderful and unique in your life?
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Journey Motivational Unique
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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Adventure Kids Want
The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.
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Dangerous Desert Mountain
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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There’s no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It’s all about heart.
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Climbing Heart Running
I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.
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Emotion Fearless Stay Strong
Is your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?
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Ego Enough Strong
As a society, we’ve become terrified of failure, but you can’t grow without risking it.
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Grows Risk Society Terrified

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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