Life doesn’t reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.
BEAR GRYLLSAlpha was the best thing I ever did. It helped answer some huge questions and to find a simple empowering faith in my life.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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Nobody wants to end up super rich and famous – but divorced. I’m always clear on that and try to stay on the right side of the line.
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As a society, we’ve become terrified of failure, but you can’t grow without risking it.
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Sometimes it’s hard for us to believe, really believe, that God cares and wants good things for us and doesn’t just want us to go off and give everything up and become missionaries in Burundi.
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Survival is not about being fearless. It’s about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.
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I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
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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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Is your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?
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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 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 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 have held healthy respects of bears along with assorted crocodiles, snakes and lots of other animals. You know, bears are dangerous, you have to be super careful.
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One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.
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The appeal of the wild for me is its unpredictability. You have to develop an awareness, react fast, be resourceful and come up with a plan and act on it.
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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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Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.
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