A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.
BEAR GRYLLSLife’s full of lots of dream-stealers always telling you you need to do something more sensible. I think it doesn’t matter what your dream is, just fight the dream-stealers and hold onto it.
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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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Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
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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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Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.
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I grew up on survival shows and they were always just so…anoraky.
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Many people find it hard to understand what it is about a mountain that draws men and women to risk their lives on her freezing, icy faces – all for a chance at that single, solitary moment on the top.
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I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it.
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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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All my life the only thing I’ve been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.
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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 difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra.
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Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
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In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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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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When I’m in ‘Man vs. Wild’ mode, it’s not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I’m on reserve power all the time and I’m digging deep – and that’s the magic of it as well, and that’s raw and it’s great.
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