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Bear Grylls

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
I miss him still today: his long, whiskery eyebrows, his huge hands and hugs, his warmth, his prayers, his stories, but above all his shining example of how to live and how to die.
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Eyebrows Hands Prayer
Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
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Anchors Harbors May
All worthwhile journeys have big obstacles. It’s the way of the world. The rewards go to those who can push through those trying moments and still manage to keep a smile on their face.
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Determination Journey Motivational
Time and experience have taught me that fame and money very rarely go to the worthy, by the way – hence we shouldn’t ever be too impressed by either of those impostors. Value folk for who they are, how they live and what they give – that’s a much better benchmark.
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Benchmark Giving Impress Taught Way
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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Overcoming Quality Self
The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
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Death Determined Life Lines
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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Adventure Earth Needs
Dreams, though, are cheap, and the real task comes when you start putting in place the steps needed to make those dreams a reality.
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Dream Real Tasks
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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Mirrors Price Pride Tag
Without risk, there can be no growth.
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Growth Happen Risk
That for me was a great liberator to realize that the show isn’t about me running around, jumping off stuff and flexing muscles, it’s about inspiring people. That makes me really happy.
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Happy Inspire Muscle Question Really Stuff
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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Clever Hard Strong Work
Scouts should be progressive and should be adapting. If you’re gay or not it’s irrelevant, Scouting values respect.
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Gay Progressive Should
I’m terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.
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Down People Sitting Sweat
Many people find it hard to understand what it is about a mountain that draws men and women to risk their lives on her freezing, icy faces – all for a chance at that single, solitary moment on the top.
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Men People Risk

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