The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra. And for me, I had always grown up with the belief that if someone succeeds it is because they are brilliant or talented or just better than me…
BEAR GRYLLSThe truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I’d love to do.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.
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I’m probably going to be the scruffiest Chief Scout you’ve ever had and my health and safety policy is non-existent.
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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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I’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
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Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
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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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Change the way you use your time, and you change your life.
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When I’m in ‘Man vs. Wild’ mode, it’s not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I’m on reserve power all the time and I’m digging deep – and that’s the magic of it as well, and that’s raw and it’s great.
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Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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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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To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you’re there. And you can have that anywhere.
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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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When I take kids into the woods, I tell them, “What we’re going to do today is going to be incredibly dangerous.” And you just see 20 smiles go up.
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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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Accidents on big mountains happen when people’s ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride.
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