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Bear Grylls, born on June 7, 1974, is a British adventurer, writer, and television personality. He gained fame for his exceptional survival skills showcased in the television show 'Man vs. Wild'. Grylls is also a mountaineer and author, having written several books about adventure and survival techniques.

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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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“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.”

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“Scouts should be progressive and should be adapting. If you're gay or not it's irrelevant, Scouting values respect.”

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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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“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.”

Ifs Helping Running Pain Hurt Exercise

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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.”

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“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.”

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“Faith is personal if it's to be real.”

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

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“Unless you have shelter, fire is going to be very hard and if you have fire, but no water, you're going to die. They're all super important.”

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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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“If you risk nothing you gain nothing”

Book:A Survival Guide for Life

Source: A Survival Guide for Life

“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.”

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About the Author

Born: June 7, 1974
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 185

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Books & Sources

Soul Fuel: Daily Devotions to Survive the Adventure of LifeRelated source material

Mud, Sweat and TearsRelated source material

To My Sons: Lessons for the Wild Adventure Called LifeRelated source material

Mud, Sweat, and Tears: The AutobiographyRelated source material

Never Give Up: My Life in the WildRelated source material

A Survival Guide for LifeRelated source material

A Survival Guide for Life: How to Achieve Your Goals, Thrive in Adversity, and Grow in CharacterRelated source material

The Greatest Story Ever ToldRelated source material

Living Wild: The Ultimate Guide to Scouting and FieldcraftRelated source material

Mud Sweat and Tears Junior EditionRelated source material

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