I think fire is so critical in the wild. You can cook with it, you can make tools, you can deter a predator, you can dry your clothes and you get that element of morale that matters so much when you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere.
BEAR GRYLLSI’m terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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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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Without risk, there can be no growth.
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My faith isn’t very churchy, it’s a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death.
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My best life lessons and education didn’t come from a classroom – they’ve come from the wild. How you act in the big moments, the ones that challenge you, scare you, tempt you, and force you to make the right decisions, is what defines you.
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All my life the only thing I’ve been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.
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I’m terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.
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Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
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Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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What 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?
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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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I’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
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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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What Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities
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There is little faith involved in setting out on a journey where the destination is certain and every step in between has been mapped in detail. Bravery, trust, is about leaving camp in the dark, when we do not know the route ahead and cannot be certain we will ever return.
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