A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.
BEAR GRYLLSI do see a lot of the hard end of ecology, and my feeling is that we live on a super-exciting planet but a super-fragile one.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive – the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive.
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My Christian faith is my backbone
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Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.
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But the wild is unpredictable, stuff does happen, and it’s always when you’re least expecting it.
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My best life lessons and education didn’t come from a classroom – they’ve come from the wild. How you act in the big moments, the ones that challenge you, scare you, tempt you, and force you to make the right decisions, is what defines you.
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Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
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I do see a lot of the hard end of ecology, and my feeling is that we live on a super-exciting planet but a super-fragile one.
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I didn’t want to do eight seasons of How To Build A Fire. The intention was to make something fun and dynamic and about self rescue, not about whittling.
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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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To get ready to climb Everest, I did a lot of hill running with a daypack on and a lot of underwater swimming. I would swim a couple of lengths underwater and then a couple above. It gets your body going with limited oxygen.
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It can be hard to explain. But I also relate to the quote that says, Iif you have to ask, you will never understand.
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Sometimes an ember is all we need.
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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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I was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.
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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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