Don’t be scared to dream big, and don’t be afraid to be close to people. And never give up! It’s the tenacious not the talented that win.
BEAR GRYLLSI said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I’ve never aspired to be a TV man.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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You can’t live someone else’s expectations in life. It’s a recipe for disaster.
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And if you give your heart to a goal, it will repay you. It’s the law of the universe.
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People ask me, “How do I succeed?” Whatever it is they do, I say, “Go and find 20 ways of messing it up. By 21, you’ll be getting there.” Life is an adventure, go back with cuts, scars and bruises.
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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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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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The appeal of the wild for me is its unpredictability. You have to develop an awareness, react fast, be resourceful and come up with a plan and act on it.
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Once a job it has begun, do not stop until it’s done. Whether it is big or small, do it well or not all.
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As a society, we’ve become terrified of failure, but you can’t grow without risking it.
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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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It is only when You really STEP OUT of Your comfort zone that You GROW.
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Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.
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The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
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Unless you have shelter, fire is going to be very hard and if you have fire, but no water, you’re going to die. They’re all super important.
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Sometimes it’s hard for us to believe, really believe, that God cares and wants good things for us and doesn’t just want us to go off and give everything up and become missionaries in Burundi.
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Why is it that the finish line always tends to appear just after the point at which we most want to give up? is it the universe’s way of reserving the best for those who can give the most? What I do know, from nature, is that the dawn only appears after the darkest hour.
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