I miss him still today: his long, whiskery eyebrows, his huge hands and hugs, his warmth, his prayers, his stories, but above all his shining example of how to live and how to die.
BEAR GRYLLSEating any of these things, goat testicles or what have you, isn’t going to be nice, but you get into that zone, you become focussed and you do what you need to do. It’s all about one thing: coming home in one piece.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren’t able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.
BEAR GRYLLSMy work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren’t able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.
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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.
BEAR GRYLLSI 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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The hardest thing about my job isn’t the snake bites or the crocodiles, it’s being away from my children. I have a really religious satellite phone call every day back to the boys, wherever we are, whatever time zone, to say goodnight.
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The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
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I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I’ve never aspired to be a TV man.
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I do see a lot of the hard end of ecology, and my feeling is that we live on a super-exciting planet but a super-fragile one.
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A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.
BEAR GRYLLSA wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.
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Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
BEAR GRYLLSMake a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
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Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.
BEAR GRYLLSNever depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.
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Is your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?
BEAR GRYLLSIs your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?
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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.
BEAR GRYLLSThe 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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Life is an adventure that is best lived boldly
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As a society, we’ve become terrified of failure, but you can’t grow without risking it.
BEAR GRYLLSAs a society, we’ve become terrified of failure, but you can’t grow without risking it.
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When you find yourself thinking about someone or something in the same old negative way, just stop yourself. Think. Check. Change. Refresh. Job done. Smile. Move on. Do this enough times and you will change. For the better; for the stronger.
BEAR GRYLLSWhen you find yourself thinking about someone or something in the same old negative way, just stop yourself. Think. Check. Change. Refresh. Job done. Smile. Move on. Do this enough times and you will change. For the better; for the stronger.
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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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