I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and Ive been doing that from a very young age. – Bear Grylls
Americans are cool if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. Theyll pat you on the arm and say, Hey kid, youre all right. Brits will respond but they are much more cynical. – Bear Grylls
Nobody wants to end up super rich and famous – but divorced. Im always clear on that and try to stay on the right side of the line. – Bear Grylls
Youre not human if you dont feel fear. But Ive learnt to treat fear as an emotion that sharpens me. Its there to give me that edge for what I have to do. – Bear Grylls
Church tax exemption means that we all drop our money in the collection boxes, whether we go to church or not and whether we are interested in the church or not. It is systematic and complete robbery, from which none of us escapes. – E. Haldeman-Julius, The Church Is a Burden, Not a Benefit, In Social Life