And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you’d ever come across.
BEAR GRYLLSI didn’t want to do eight seasons of How To Build A Fire. The intention was to make something fun and dynamic and about self rescue, not about whittling.
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Time and experience have taught me that fame and money very rarely go to the worthy, by the way – hence we shouldn’t ever be too impressed by either of those impostors. Value folk for who they are, how they live and what they give – that’s a much better benchmark.
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I think fire is so critical in the wild. You can cook with it, you can make tools, you can deter a predator, you can dry your clothes and you get that element of morale that matters so much when you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere.
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Sometimes an ember is all we need.
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I love Ray Mears. He’s brilliant. He’s so rude about me in the press, it’s outrageous!
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Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive – the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive.
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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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I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I’ve never aspired to be a TV man.
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Always keep the big picture in mind- you are greatly loved by Jesus and your job is to love Him and others in return. The rest is detail.
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One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.
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Above all, I feel a quiet pride that for the rest of my days I can look at myself in the mirror and know that once upon a time I was good enough. Good enough to call myself a member of the SAS. Some things don’t have a price tag.
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That for me was a great liberator to realize that the show isn’t about me running around, jumping off stuff and flexing muscles, it’s about inspiring people. That makes me really happy.
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Yes, the Boy Scouts of America should definitely allow gay adult leaders and I think it’s really going to hold them back if they don’t.
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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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Without risk, there can be no growth.
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Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
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