Top 160 Bear Grylls Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “If you risk nothing, you gain nothing.”

— Bear Grylls

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2. “Being brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.”

— Bear Grylls

3. “Life doesn’t reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.”

— Bear Grylls

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4. “Survival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.”

— Bear Grylls

5. “Life is an adventure that is best lived boldly.”

— Bear Grylls

6. “Without risk, there can be no growth.”

— Bear Grylls

7. “You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.”

— Bear Grylls

8. “The greatest journeys all start with a single step.”

— Bear Grylls

9. “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

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10. “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

11. “Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.”

— Bear Grylls

12. “The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra.”

— Bear Grylls

13. “The rules of survival never change, whether you’re in a desert or in an arena.”

— Bear Grylls

14. “There’s no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It’s all about heart.”

— Bear Grylls

15. “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

16. “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

17. “Sometimes an ember is all we need.”

— Bear Grylls

18. “Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.”

— Bear Grylls

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

— Bear Grylls

20. “Live a wild, generous full, exciting life – blessing those around you and seeing the good in all.”

— Bear Grylls

21. “Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.”

— Bear Grylls

22. “A man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.”

— Bear Grylls

23. “Alpha was the best thing I ever did. It helped answer some huge questions and to find a simple empowering faith in my life.”

— Bear Grylls

24. “How you speak about others speaks loudest about yourself.”

— Bear Grylls

25. “My Christian faith is my backbone.”

— Bear Grylls

26. “Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.”

— Bear Grylls

27. “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

28. “Life’s full of lots of dream-stealers always telling you you need to do something more sensible. I think it doesn’t matter what your dream is, just fight the dream-stealers and hold onto it.”

— Bear Grylls

29. “Why is it that the finish line always tends to appear just after the point at which we most want to give up? is it the universe’s way of reserving the best for those who can give the most? What I do know, from nature, is that the dawn only appears after the darkest hour.”

— Bear Grylls

30. “Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.”

— Bear Grylls

31. “What Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities.”

— Bear Grylls

32. “And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you’d ever come across.”

— Bear Grylls

33. “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

34. “The only difference between ‘try’ and ‘triumph’ is varying degrees of ‘umph’”

— Bear Grylls

35. “Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.”

— Bear Grylls

36. “Christianity is not about religion. It’s about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It’s about finding joy and finding home.”

— Bear Grylls

37. “You can’t become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There’s life in a nutshell.”

— Bear Grylls

38. “Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.”

— Bear Grylls

39. “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.”

— Bear Grylls

40. “In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.”

— Bear Grylls

41. “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

42. “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

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

— Bear Grylls

44. “The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I’d love to do.”

— Bear Grylls

45. “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.”

— Bear Grylls

46. “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.”

— Bear Grylls

47. “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

48. “I learnt another valuable lesson that night: listen to the quiet voice inside. Intuition is the noise of the mind.”

— Bear Grylls

49. “A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.”

— Bear Grylls

50. “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?”

— Bear Grylls