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. – 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
I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it. – Bear Grylls
When Im filming, survival requires movement. You need your energy, and youve got to eat the bad stuff, and survival food is rarely pretty, but you kind of do it. I get in that zone, and I eat the nasty stuff, but Im not like that when Im back home. – Bear Grylls
It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label. – Barack Obama