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 GRYLLSI 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.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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The rules of survival never change, whether you’re in a desert or in an arena.
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Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
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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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How you speak about others speaks loudest about yourself.
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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…
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People ask me, “How do I succeed?” Whatever it is they do, I say, “Go and find 20 ways of messing it up. By 21, you’ll be getting there.” Life is an adventure, go back with cuts, scars and bruises.
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Exercise helps my back. If I don’t exercise, that’s when it starts to hurt. The pain is a good motivator to run and exercise.
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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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Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
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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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For me, my training is a key part of my work as so often my life has depended on being able to move fast and haul myself up and out of something fast!
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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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I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I’ve never aspired to be a TV man.
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The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
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Why is it that the finish line always tends to appear just after the point at which we most want to give up? is it the universe’s way of reserving the best for those who can give the most? What I do know, from nature, is that the dawn only appears after the darkest hour.
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