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It breaks my heart that my father never knew my children. He should have been around for another 25 years. — Bear Grylls

I joined the Army at 19 as a soldier and spent about four and a half years with them. Then I broke my back in a freefall parachuting accident and spent a year in rehabilitation back in the U.K. — Bear Grylls

A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance. — Bear Grylls

A challenge that tested Tom to his limit but in return gave him more than he could ever have imagined. — Bear Grylls

I had many opportunities to get behind products in the past, and I was always careful to evaluate all of them. I will not put my name to shoddy items. — Bear Grylls

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. — Bear Grylls

There is little faith involved in setting out on a journey where the destination is certain and every step in between has been mapped in detail. Bravery, trust, is about leaving camp in the dark, when we do not know the route ahead and cannot be certain we will ever return. — Bear Grylls

Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win. — Bear Grylls

Sir Edmund Hillary, Everest's first conqueror, once said that the mountains gave him strength. I'd never really understood this until now. But it was intoxicating.
Something deep inside me knew that I could do this. — Bear Grylls

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. — Bear Grylls

During my time at Eton, I led regular nighttime adventures, and word spread. I even thought about charging to take people on trips.
I remember one where we tried to cross the whole town of Eton in the old sewers. I had found an old grill under a bridge that led into these four-foot-high old brick pipes, running under the streets.
It took a little nerve to probe into these in the pitch black with no idea where the hell they were leading you; and they stank.
I took a pack of playing cards and a flashlight, and I would jam cards into the brickwork every ten paces to mark my way. Eventually I found a manhole cover that lifted up, and it brought us out in the little lane right outside the headmaster's private house.
I loved that. "All crap flows from here," I remember us joking at that time. — Bear Grylls

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. — Bear Grylls

All men dream; but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible. — Bear Grylls

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. — Bear Grylls

You're not human if you don't feel fear. But I've learnt to treat fear as an emotion that sharpens me. It's there to give me that edge for what I have to do. — Bear Grylls

But the wild is unpredictable, stuff does happen, and it's always when you're least expecting it. — Bear Grylls

My favorite moments? Where it's all going swimmingly, the sun's out and I've got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue. — Bear Grylls

What Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities — Bear Grylls

As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life. — Bear Grylls

I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up. — Bear Grylls

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. — Bear Grylls

I think viewers quite like it when I'm suffering or eating or drinking something horrible or really up against it in some quicksand or whatever. — Bear Grylls

If you risk nothing you gain nothing — Bear Grylls

Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather. — Bear Grylls

Nobody wants to end up super rich and famous - but divorced. I'm always clear on that and try to stay on the right side of the line. — Bear Grylls

So, before we go too much further, now is a good chance to acknowledge that maybe, just maybe, we are all a little guilty of sometimes living someone else's aspirations for us instead of our own. And this is a great time to say 'No more!' to living out of fear and other people's expectations. — Bear Grylls

My Christian faith is my backbone — Bear Grylls

The lesson is, the rewards in life don't always go to the biggest, or the bravest, or the smartest. The rewards go to the dogged; and when your going though hell, to the person who just keeps going. — Bear Grylls

It was like climbing a mountain of waist-deep molasses while giving someone a fireman's carry, who, for good measure, was also trying to force a pair of frozen socks into your mouth. Nice. — Bear Grylls

Success almost always follows great attitude. The two attract each other! — Bear Grylls

I love the quote she once gave me: "When supply seems to have dried up, look around you quickly for something to give away." It is a law of the universe: to get good things you must first give away good things. (And of course this applies to love and friendship, as well.) — Bear Grylls

I grew up on survival shows and they were always just so ... anoraky. — Bear Grylls

Faith is personal if it's to be real. — Bear Grylls

I've seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it's all gone wrong. That's when we define ourselves. — Bear Grylls

Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck. — Bear Grylls

I love home cooking, and I'm not a great one for fast food. — Bear Grylls

I was in and out of the hospital almost daily from then on.
They X-rayed, poked, and prodded me, and then they did it again for good measure. — Bear Grylls

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. — Bear Grylls

Don't be scared to dream big, and don't be afraid to be close to people. And never give up! It's the tenacious not the talented that win. — Bear Grylls

My faith isn't very churchy, it's a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death. — Bear Grylls

In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running. — Bear Grylls

When I'm in 'Man vs. Wild' mode, it's not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I'm on reserve power all the time and I'm digging deep - and that's the magic of it as well, and that's raw and it's great. — Bear Grylls

Are you the sort of person who can turn around when you have nothing left, and find that little bit extra inside you to keep going, or do you sag and wilt with exhaustion? It is a mental game, and it is hard to tell how people will react until they are squeezed. — Bear Grylls

To get ready to climb Everest, I did a lot of hill running with a daypack on and a lot of underwater swimming. I would swim a couple of lengths underwater and then a couple above. It gets your body going with limited oxygen. — Bear Grylls

Many people find it hard to understand what it is about a mountain that draws men and women to risk their lives on her freezing, icy faces - all for a chance at that single, solitary moment on the top. It can be hard to explain. But I also relate to the quote that says, Iif you have to ask, you will never understand. — Bear Grylls

I don't like expeditions where it is a total lottery whether you live or die. You have to keep those sort of good luck cards for rare occasions! — Bear Grylls

Being brave isn't the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it. — Bear Grylls

I learnt another valuable lesson that night: listen to the quiet voice inside. Intuition is the noise of the mind. — Bear Grylls

Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying. — Bear Grylls

A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from. — Bear Grylls

Juice Plus+ is great stuff that I have used through all of my expeditions. What I like about it is that the research behind it is so strong. It is 100% natural, is whole food based, and I love the fact that it provides raw, anti-oxidant fruit and veg in a capsule form. For me it fulfills a key part of my nutrition, training and recovery needs. — Bear Grylls

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. "But, we're also going to learn to look after each other, who to work together and who to understand and manage that risk." That's what it's about, you don't empower kids if you don't expose them to risk. — Bear Grylls

I always had a really natural faith as a kid. Where I knew God existed and it felt very free and pretty wild and natural, and it wasn't religious. — Bear Grylls

The rules of survival never change, whether you're in a desert or in an arena. — Bear Grylls

People ask me, "How do I succeed?" Whatever it is they do, I say, "Go and find 20 ways of messing it up. By 21, you'll be getting there." Life is an adventure, go back with cuts, scars and bruises. — Bear Grylls

And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you'd ever come across. — Bear Grylls

Textbook survival says stay still, don't take any chances, wait for rescue. That's a boring TV show. My thing was always, "Listen, shoelace, dead squirrel and no other way down this rock face. You can do this!" — Bear Grylls

I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it. — Bear Grylls

I said 'no' to the 'Born Survivor' producer three times because I've never aspired to be a TV man. — Bear Grylls

Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives a fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify. It can also make them fun to be around. — Bear Grylls

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. — Bear Grylls

Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be. — Bear Grylls

I love making healthy lean foods delicious - that's an art! — Bear Grylls

Aim to live a wild, generous, full, exciting life - blessing those around you and seeing the good in all. — Bear Grylls

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. — Bear Grylls

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. — Bear Grylls

All worthwhile journeys have big obstacles. It's the way of the world. The rewards go to those who can push through those trying moments and still manage to keep a smile on their face. — Bear Grylls

Without risk, there can be no growth. — Bear Grylls

I've never really had a TV career. I've been a soldier and a climber. — Bear Grylls

I don't thrive on stress. I love lying on the deck on our houseboat reading a book. — Bear Grylls

One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave. — Bear Grylls

There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart. — Bear Grylls

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 Grylls

Exercise helps my back. If I don't exercise, that's when it starts to hurt. The pain is a good motivator to run and exercise. — Bear Grylls

You are wonderfully and powerfully made. In other words: it is no accident you are good at certain things! — Bear Grylls

I love Ray Mears. He's brilliant. He's so rude about me in the press, it's outrageous! — Bear Grylls

My best life lessons and education didn't come from a classroom - they've come from the wild. How you act in the big moments, the ones that challenge you, scare you, tempt you, and force you to make the right decisions, is what defines you. — Bear Grylls

There is no feeling like coming home after danger. — Bear Grylls

I was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck. — Bear Grylls

Sometimes you have just got to tackle these mountains head-on. — Bear Grylls

I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me. — Bear Grylls

I wanted to work hard. I wanted to prove myself somehow worthy of the good things I had known. — Bear Grylls

The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word - extra. And for me, I had always grown up with the belief that if someone succeeds it is because they are brilliant or talented or just better than me ... and the more of these words I heard the smaller I always felt! But the truth is often very different ... and for me to learn that ordinary me can achieve something extra-ordinary by giving that little bit extra, when everyone else gives up, meant the world to me and I really clung to it ... — Bear Grylls

But, that guy who quit also missed the real point. Good things come through grit and hard work, and all things worthwhile have a cost. In the case of the SAS, the cost was somewhere around a thousand barrels of sweat. — Bear Grylls

WWBD - What Would Bear Do?
Bear Grylls is the baddest man ever — Michael A. Wood Jr.

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. — Bear Grylls

The only difference between 'try' and 'triumph' is varying degrees of 'umph' — Bear Grylls

got that dark, second-day stubble that gives him just the right amount of ruggedness. He looks like a perfect combination of a New York intellectual and a sexy Bear Grylls. — R.S. Grey

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. — Bear Grylls

If Bear Grylls bred with Chuck Norris, I would be their love child. That's how skilled I am." Lucy's face remained carefully blank. "Thank you for that disturbing imagery. But we both know Chuck Norris needs no one. He creates children from thought alone." "Agree — Jaymin Eve

And if you give your heart to a goal, it will repay you. It's the law of the universe. — Bear Grylls

The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do. — Bear Grylls

You climb only because the mountain allows it. If it says wait, then you must wait, and when it allows you to go, then you must struggle and strain in the thin air with all your might. Listening to the mountain and having patience on it are the keys to survival. — Bear Grylls

I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don't want adventure. — Bear Grylls

As a society, we've become terrified of failure, but you can't grow without risking it. — Bear Grylls

Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage. — Bear Grylls

Life rewards the dogged, not the qualified. — Bear Grylls

I 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. — Bear Grylls

To me, my Christian faith is all about being held, comforted, forgiven, strengthened, and loved
yet somehow that message gets lost on most of us, and we tend only to remember the religious nutters or the God of endless school assemblies. This is no one's fault, it is just life. Our job is to stay open and gentle, so we can hear the knocking on the door of our heart when it comes. The irony is that I never meet anyone who doesn't want to be loved or held or forgiven. Yet I meet a lot of folk who hate religion. And I so sympathize. But so did Jesus. In fact, He didn't just sympathize, He went much further. It seems more like this Jesus came to destroy religion and to bring life. — Bear Grylls