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.
BEAR GRYLLSOnce a job it has begun, do not stop until it’s done. Whether it is big or small, do it well or not all.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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Change the way you use your time, and you change your life.
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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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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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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
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One killer exercise that’s really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That’s my favourite. It’s such functional core strength, and that’s why I can climb up trees and down vines.
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Survival is not about being fearless. It’s about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.
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Americans are cool, if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They’ll pat you on the arm and say, ‘Hey kid, you’re all right’. Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.
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A man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
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When I take kids into the woods, I tell them, “What we’re going to do today is going to be incredibly dangerous.” And you just see 20 smiles go up.
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The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I’d love to do.
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Sometimes an ember is all we need.
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I love home cooking, and I’m not a great one for fast food.
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I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
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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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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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