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.
BEAR GRYLLSNothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I’ve learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn’t need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.
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I was super skeptical about doing TV. I said no three times, part of which was confidence because I didn’t really understand that world. I know how to climb mountains and do all that, but I wasn’t a TV person.
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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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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 had many opportunities to get behind products in the past, and I was always careful to evaluate all of them. I will not put my name to shoddy items.
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Always keep the big picture in mind- you are greatly loved by Jesus and your job is to love Him and others in return. The rest is detail.
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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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As a society, we’ve become terrified of failure, but you can’t grow without risking it.
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You can’t become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There’s life in a nutshell.
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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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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
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I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
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One killer exercise that’s really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That’s my favourite. It’s such functional core strength, and that’s why I can climb up trees and down vines.
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I think it’s fun running with dogs. They’re always so fit and fast.
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I have held healthy respects of bears along with assorted crocodiles, snakes and lots of other animals. You know, bears are dangerous, you have to be super careful.
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