A man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
BEAR GRYLLSMy work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren’t able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.
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 hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don’t want adventure.
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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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Our dreams are just wishes, if we never follow them through with action. And in life, you have got to be able to light your own fire.
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Textbook survival tells you to stay put. Stop. Wait for rescue. Don’t take any risks. But there’d been a whole host of survival shows like that and I didn’t really want to do that.
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The hardest thing about my job isn’t the snake bites or the crocodiles, it’s being away from my children. I have a really religious satellite phone call every day back to the boys, wherever we are, whatever time zone, to say goodnight.
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My Christian faith is my backbone
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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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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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Faith is personal if it’s to be real.
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Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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Alpha was the best thing I ever did. It helped answer some huge questions and to find a simple empowering faith in my life.
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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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The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.
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As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy – nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.
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