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.
BEAR GRYLLSWhat I’ve learned over the years is that the path less traveled always makes for a more interesting journey. If you simply do what everyone else is doing, how can you ever expect to excel and create something wonderful and unique in your life?
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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I grew up on survival shows and they were always just so…anoraky.
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I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I’ve been doing that from a very young age.
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The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra.
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I’ve seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it’s all gone wrong. That’s when we define ourselves.
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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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The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.
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A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.
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I learnt another valuable lesson that night: listen to the quiet voice inside. Intuition is the noise of the mind.
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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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And if you give your heart to a goal, it will repay you. It’s the law of the universe.
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I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.
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That feeling when you’re so cold you’d give anything to be warm – I’ve had it before, literally huddled around a candle flame on an ice sheet.
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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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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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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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