Survival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.
BEAR GRYLLSThe line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don’t want adventure.
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How you speak about others speaks loudest about yourself.
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Well, wolves will pretty rarely hunt. You’re vulnerable if you’re on your own or injured. But for lone wolves, get up high, show them that you’re not injured, face ’em off, be authoritarian with it, and look ’em in the eye.
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Alpha was the best thing I ever did. It helped answer some huge questions and to find a simple empowering faith in my life.
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That feeling when you’re so cold you’d give anything to be warm – I’ve had it before, literally huddled around a candle flame on an ice sheet.
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The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.
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Adventure should be 80 percent ‘I think this is manageable,’ but it’s good to have that last 20 percent where you’re right outside your comfort zone. Still safe, but outside your comfort zone.
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I love home cooking, and I’m not a great one for fast food.
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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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I’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
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There’s no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It’s all about heart.
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As a society, we’ve become terrified of failure, but you can’t grow without risking it.
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I’ve eaten sheep’s eyes, the still hot meat from a zebra killed by a lion, and maggots which give you 70 calories to the ounce.
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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 was super skeptical about doing TV. I said no three times, part of which was confidence because I didn’t really understand that world. I know how to climb mountains and do all that, but I wasn’t a TV person.
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