Life doesn’t reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.
BEAR GRYLLSNothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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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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Our dreams are just wishes, if we never follow them through with action. And in life, you have got to be able to light your own fire.
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A friend once asked me what qualities were needed for SAS. I would say to be self-motivated and resilient; to be calm, yet have the ability to smile when it is grim; to be unflappable, be able to react fast and to have an ‘improvise, adapt and overcome’ mentality.
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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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I look back and understand the world a bit better and know how competitive it is .
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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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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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Change the way you use your time, and you change your life.
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It is only when You really STEP OUT of Your comfort zone that You GROW.
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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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Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
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The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I’d love to do.
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I train five days a week hard – but it is short and sharp – 30 to 40 minutes of functional and pretty dynamic body-strength circuits, then I do a good yoga session on the sixth day, then I rest.
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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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Above all, I feel a quiet pride that for the rest of my days I can look at myself in the mirror and know that once upon a time I was good enough. Good enough to call myself a member of the SAS. Some things don’t have a price tag.
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