Quotes from Bear Grylls

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

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

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

Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.

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.

I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I've been doing that from a very young age.

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

For me, my training is a key part of my work as so often my life has depended on being able to move fast and haul myself up and out of something fast!

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.

I've eaten sheep's eyes, the still hot meat from a zebra killed by a lion, and maggots which give you 70 calories to the ounce.

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.

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

Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.

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

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.

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.

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

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