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I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharp...
BEAR GRYLLS

The hardest thing about my job isn't the snake bites or the crocodiles, it's being away from...
BEAR GRYLLS

Being brave isn't the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through...
BEAR GRYLLS

The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing ...
BEAR GRYLLS

Americans are cool; if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat...
BEAR GRYLLS

You're not human if you don't feel fear. But I've learnt to treat fear as an emotion tha...
BEAR GRYLLS

That feeling when you're so cold you'd give anything to be warm - I've had it before, li...
BEAR GRYLLS

Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and u...
BEAR GRYLLS

Accidents on big mountains happen when people's ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbi...
BEAR GRYLLS

To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you...
BEAR GRYLLS

Sometimes it's hard for us to believe, really believe, that God cares and wants good things for ...
BEAR GRYLLS

The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.
BEAR GRYLLS

Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme ...
BEAR GRYLLS

The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
BEAR GRYLLS

I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest fo...
BEAR GRYLLS

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

You can't live someone else's expectations in life. It's a recipe for disaster.
BEAR GRYLLS

You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.
BEAR GRYLLS

My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and ...
BEAR GRYLLS

Christianity is not about religion. It's about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It...
BEAR GRYLLS

A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and ...
BEAR GRYLLS

Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive - the decisions we...
BEAR GRYLLS

Adventure should be 80 percent 'I think this is manageable,' but it's good to have that ...
BEAR GRYLLS

Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just ke...
BEAR GRYLLS

I exercise about 40 minutes a day, and I'll run one day and do circuit training the next day. I ...
BEAR GRYLLS

And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you'd ever come acr...
BEAR GRYLLS

My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud ma...
BEAR GRYLLS

Well, wolves will pretty rarely hunt. You're vulnerable if you're on your own or injured. Bu...
BEAR GRYLLS

I said 'no' to the 'Born Survivor' producer three times because I've never aspir...
BEAR GRYLLS

The rules of survival never change, whether you're in a desert or in an arena.
BEAR GRYLLS

My favorite moments? Where it's all going swimmingly, the sun's out and I've got a fire ...
BEAR GRYLLS

I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.
BEAR GRYLLS

When I'm filming, survival requires movement. You need your energy, and you've got to eat th...
BEAR GRYLLS

As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy - nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much ...
BEAR GRYLLS

Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after s...
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

When I'm in 'Man vs. Wild' mode, it's not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I'...
BEAR GRYLLS

One killer exercise that's really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That's my favo...
BEAR GRYLLS

The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I'd love to do.
BEAR GRYLLS

For me, my training is a key part of my work as so often my life has depended on being able to move ...
BEAR GRYLLS

You can't become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times.
BEAR GRYLLS

Exercise helps my back. If I don't exercise, that's when it starts to hurt. The pain is a go...
BEAR GRYLLS

I joined the Army at 19 as a soldier and spent about four and a half years with them. Then I broke m...
BEAR GRYLLS

Nobody wants to end up super rich and famous - but divorced. I'm always clear on that and try to...
BEAR GRYLLS

It's unresolved conflict in my life that I have a lovely family and a risky job.
BEAR GRYLLS

I've fallen down crevasses, been bitten by snakes, been knocked unconscious, had various limbs b...
BEAR GRYLLS

I try and eat really healthy when I'm home, but I certainly don't eat worms and snakes.
BEAR GRYLLS

The appeal of the wild for me is its unpredictability. You have to develop an awareness, react fast,...
BEAR GRYLLS

I don't like expeditions where it is a total lottery whether you live or die. You have to keep t...
BEAR GRYLLS

Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on t...
BEAR GRYLLS

I think viewers quite like it when I'm suffering or eating or drinking something horrible or rea...
BEAR GRYLLS

I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I'v...
BEAR GRYLLS

I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don't want adventur...
BEAR GRYLLS

I had many opportunities to get behind products in the past, and I was always careful to evaluate al...
BEAR GRYLLS

I find skydiving really hard. I broke my back while skydiving when I was in the military, and for 18...
BEAR GRYLLS

The rewards of the wild and the rewards of the survivor go to those who can dig deep, and, ultimatel...
BEAR GRYLLS

Textbook survival tells you to stay put. Stop. Wait for rescue. Don't take any risks. But there&...
BEAR GRYLLS

I'm terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 stra...
BEAR GRYLLS

The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge,...
BEAR GRYLLS

It breaks my heart that my father never knew my children. He should have been around for another 25 ...
BEAR GRYLLS

I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk - not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense...
BEAR GRYLLS

In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
BEAR GRYLLS

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

I don't thrive on stress. I love lying on the deck on our houseboat reading a book.
BEAR GRYLLS

I train five days a week hard - but it is short and sharp - 30 to 40 minutes of functional and prett...
BEAR GRYLLS

I've had so many injuries in my life that it's ridiculous.
BEAR GRYLLS

I love making healthy lean foods delicious - that's an art!
BEAR GRYLLS

My faith isn't very churchy, it's a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge sour...
BEAR GRYLLS

I have held healthy respects of bears along with assorted crocodiles, snakes and lots of other anima...
BEAR GRYLLS

Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
BEAR GRYLLS

All my life the only thing I've been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big thing...
BEAR GRYLLS

I love home cooking, and I'm not a great one for fast food.
BEAR GRYLLS

I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
BEAR GRYLLS

To get ready to climb Everest, I did a lot of hill running with a daypack on and a lot of underwater...
BEAR GRYLLS

I think it's fun running with dogs. They're always so fit and fast.
BEAR GRYLLS

I always had a really natural faith as a kid. Where I knew God existed and it felt very free and pre...
BEAR GRYLLS

I've eaten sheep's eyes, the still hot meat from a zebra killed by a lion, and maggots which...
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...
BEAR GRYLLS

You don't often see Bear Grylls in a suit.
BEAR GRYLLS

But the wild is unpredictable, stuff does happen, and it's always when you're least expectin...
BEAR GRYLLS

Life's full of lots of dream-stealers always telling you you need to do something more sensible....
BEAR GRYLLS

Faith is personal if it's to be real.
BEAR GRYLLS

Survival is not about being fearless. It's about making a decision, getting on and doing it, bec...
BEAR GRYLLS

Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
BEAR GRYLLS

I'm happy with the coach we have. I think any one of the ones I asked them to consider would'...
BEAR BRYANT

I've had many a player tell me all through high school and right up until signing day that they ...
BEAR BRYANT

I hope to get out before they start football next year.
BEAR BRYANT

If I miss coaching that much, I could go to some little school where they didn't recruit, where ...
BEAR BRYANT

I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think...
BEAR BRYANT

It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just...
BEAR BRYANT

I want to make sure I don't interfere with the success of that team next year. I don't see a...
BEAR BRYANT

If we'd beaten 'em, I wouldn't be going out.
BEAR BRYANT

I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doe...
BEAR BRYANT

Georgia Tech beat us and Mississippi Southern tied us last year, and Texas beat us after we had the ...
BEAR BRYANT

The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing.
BEAR BRYANT

Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other peo...
BEAR BRYANT

I plan on staying at Alabama for the rest of my career. I guarantee that I'll be here for you th...
BEAR BRYANT

I think I'm telling the truth. I sat by Ray Perkins at the Hall of Fame dinner in New York, and ...
BEAR BRYANT

Back 12 years ago, when Dr. Mathews was president here, we had a plan that when I got ready to quit,...
BEAR BRYANT

I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions.
BEAR BRYANT

Truth crushed to earth shall rise again: Th' eternal years of God are hers; But Error, wounded...
BEAR BRYANT

In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.
BEAR BRYANT

Mama called, and when Mama calls, you just have to come running.
BEAR BRYANT

Don't give up at halftime. Concentrate on winning the second half.
BEAR BRYANT

I'm not much of a golfer, I don't have any friends and, all I like to do is go home and be alone, an...
BEAR BRYANT

In life, you'll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to It.
BEAR BRYANT

You have to be willing to out-condition your opponents.
BEAR BRYANT

When you can't score from the 1, you don't deserve to win.
BEAR BRYANT

If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, then we did it. If anything goes real go...
BEAR BRYANT

Bear Bryant's Three Rules for coaching: 1) Surround yourself with people who can't live without foot...
BEAR BRYANT

it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog
BEAR BRYANT Why do we capital-N Nerds love Mars so much? Because it's beautiful, it's tough, it's bu...
GREG BEAR

Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain i...
BEAR BRYANT My first years were spent living just as my forefathers had lived - roaming the green, rolling hills...
STANDING BEAR

The sweet calm sunshine of October, now Warms the low spot; upon its grassy mould The purple o...
BEAR BRYANT

The faint old man shall lean his silver head To feel thee; thou shalt kiss the child asleep, A...
BEAR BRYANT

There's no substitute for guts.
BEAR BRYANT

The summer day is closed, the sun is set: Well they have done their office, those bright hours, ...
BEAR BRYANT Once, poets were magicians. Poets were strong, stronger than warriors or kings — stronger than old...
GREG BEAR There's no disrespect in what they do,
STANDING BEAR We lived on our land as long as we can remember. The land was owned by our tribe as far back as memo...
STANDING BEAR There was so much brush in the area, and you'd have not-respectable people hanging out all the time,...
STANDING BEAR That the Indians possess the inherent right of expatriation as well as the more fortunate white race...
STANDING BEAR

He'll never change,
BEAR BRYANT Whichever group is in ascension at a given moment is, historically speaking, both unlikely to acknow...
ELIZABETH BEAR Opinions are like kittens," he commented. "People are always giving them away.
ELIZABETH BEAR She said, "You're a warrior. So how do you kill without rage?"
"In compassion. Because of neces...
ELIZABETH BEAR

It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.
BEAR BRYANT If you could disagree with kings, were gods so far above?
ELIZABETH BEAR And when native man left off this form of development, his humanization was retarded in growth.
STANDING BEAR Some would say a whore don't have no expectation of Heaven. I'd say, if she gives value for cash, sh...
ELIZABETH BEAR Of all the planets apart from Earth in our solar system, Mars is the most hospitable. Yeah. Right. B...
GREG BEAR You know," he said, "every time a vampire says he doesn't believe in lycanthropes, a werewolf bursts...
ELIZABETH BEAR He held her hand and shook his head. "They're inside, part of us by now. They are us. Where can we e...
GREG BEAR Ray Bradbury is, for many reasons, the most influential writer in my life. Throughout our long frien...
GREG BEAR Science fiction works best when it stimulates debate.
GREG BEAR We haven't seen it, but obviously we will review it.
DAVID BEAR It didn't vindicate Mr. Sancho. You basically follow these industry standards, and you don't have is...
DAVID BEAR The system has been used over hundreds of elections and performed extremely well. It's been consiste...
DAVID BEAR The system has been thoroughly tested.
DAVID BEAR They have been successfully used for many, many years in hundreds of elections all over the country....
DAVID BEAR We can't guarantee delivery at that price anymore.
DAVID BEAR We recognize database (software) is proprietary, but in an effort to assist division in responding t...
DAVID BEAR That doesn't mean the door is shut. We're still willing to talk.
DAVID BEAR Unfortunately in the past, if you had a special need, you had to adapt to the machine.
DAVID BEAR Mostly she just loved sitting down and writing.
GREG BEAR Mostly she just loved sitting down and writing. For being a black female growing up in Los Angeles i...
GREG BEAR Welcome to the truth of our world-a massive seed shot out to the stars, filled with deadly children....
GREG BEAR Nothing touches your skin of sweat
(meltdown of oceanic kisses)
when the purple light
BEAR STEP There's not much out here. All we have is land. We don't have a big river running through our reserv...
LEON BEAR We're all related in one way or the other.
LEON BEAR We respect his remarks. But we don't feel we're part of Utah. We're a sovereign nation. Our boss is ...
LEON BEAR People say this will destroy the land. But how can you poison what is already poisoned?
LEON BEAR Stud males might be emotional, temperamental, and developmentally stunted, at the mercy of their and...
ELIZABETH BEAR

It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.
COACH BEAR BRYANT Remember - the fault is in the garment, certainly not the girl. There is nothing whatsoever wrong wi...
S. BEAR BERGMAN You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him up to a heavy load.
PAUL "BEAR" BRYANT When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: admit it, learn fr...
PAUL "BEAR" BRYANT It's not the will to win that matters...everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matt...
PAUL "BEAR" BRYANT I don't hire anybody who's not brighter than I am. If they're not brighter than I am, I don't need t...
PAUL "BEAR" BRYANT So please, for the love of gender- go bloom. Or water someone else while they do.
S. BEAR BERGMAN Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky, and water was a real and active principle. In the anim...
CHIEF LUTHER STANDING BEAR Wherever forests have not been mowed down, wherever the animal is recessed in their quiet protection...
CHIEF LUTHER STANDING BEAR

If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, then we did it. If anything goes real go...
PAUL WILLIAM "BEAR" BRYANT

There's no substitute for guts.
PAUL WILLIAM "BEAR" BRYANT

It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.
PAUL WILLIAM "BEAR" BRYANT

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PAUL WILLIAM "BEAR" BRYANT

I'm not much of a golfer, I don't have any friends and all I like to do is go home and be alone, and...
PAUL WILLIAM "BEAR" BRYANT

First there are those who are winners, and know they are winners. Then there are the losers who know...
PAUL WILLIAM "BEAR" BRYANT So I can curse my pain all I want. I can try to leave it at the door.
But maybe I should say g...
LITTLE BEAR THE BEARDED LADY Identities aren’t meant to be permanent. They’re like cars: they take us from one place to anoth...
KATE BORNSTEIN S. BEAR BERGMAN The character of the Indian's emotion left little room in his heart for antagonism toward his fellow...
CHIEF LUTHER STANDING BEAR OGLALA SIOUX

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