I was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.
BEAR GRYLLSSometimes an ember is all we need.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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The rewards of the wild and the rewards of the survivor go to those who can dig deep, and, ultimately, to the guy who can stay alive.
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I started to get so many letters from unlikely people; a single mum going, “I watch your show, I’m not into survival, but I hold down four jobs and I get it when you say it’s about persistence and putting a positive attitude into things during difficult times.”
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Adventure should be 80 percent ‘I think this is manageable,’ but it’s good to have that last 20 percent where you’re right outside your comfort zone. Still safe, but outside your comfort zone.
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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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Scouts should be progressive and should be adapting. If you’re gay or not it’s irrelevant, Scouting values respect.
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I find skydiving really hard. I broke my back while skydiving when I was in the military, and for 18 months all my nightmares were about falling.
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Christianity is not about religion. It’s about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It’s about finding joy and finding home.
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Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
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Without risk, there can be no growth.
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Are you the sort of person who can turn around when you have nothing left, and find that little bit extra inside you to keep going, or do you sag and wilt with exhaustion? It is a mental game, and it is hard to tell how people will react until they are squeezed.
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And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you’d ever come across.
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Americans are cool, if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They’ll pat you on the arm and say, ‘Hey kid, you’re all right’. Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.
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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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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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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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