Alpha was the best thing I ever did. It helped answer some huge questions and to find a simple empowering faith in my life.
BEAR GRYLLSIf you risk nothing you gain nothing
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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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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The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
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Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
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Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It’s about doing whatever it takes – and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.
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Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives a fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify.
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It breaks my heart that my father never knew my children. He should have been around for another 25 years.
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It’s unresolved conflict in my life that I have a lovely family and a risky job.
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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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As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.
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And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you’d ever come across.
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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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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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Survival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.
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I look back and understand the world a bit better and know how competitive it is .
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Life doesn’t reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.
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