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.
BEAR GRYLLSSurvival 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’m probably going to be the scruffiest Chief Scout you’ve ever had and my health and safety policy is non-existent.
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You don’t need to go to the ends of the earth, you don’t need to climb Everest to have a great adventure, it’s invariably on our doorstep.
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I grew up on survival shows and they were always just so…anoraky.
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In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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The only difference between ‘try’ and ‘triumph’ is varying degrees of ‘umph’
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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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I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk – not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters.
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The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.
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Once a job it has begun, do not stop until it’s done. Whether it is big or small, do it well or not all.
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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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Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
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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 find skydiving really hard. I broke my back while skydiving when I was in the military, and for 18 months all my nightmares were about falling.
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Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
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The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
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