Bear Grylls Quotes

I grew up in a one-parent family. I worked my way through college, I had very average grades and I was very average looking, but I've lived a remarkable life only because I believed I could.

Don't ever give up on yourself. Keep pushing because the change of guards is what life's all about.

When you give up on life, never give up on yourself, because there is so much for you to keep on giving!

Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.

You are so much more than you are in this moment; you never know how great you can be. Don't give up on you, I didn't give up on me.

You give up on what you need to be doing because you forget that you're worth it. This is why most people aren't leading exemplary lives...You have to believe in yourself so much that you're willing to do what's uncomfortable, time-consuming, inconvenient, and on occasion seemingly impossible. When you don't believe in yourself this much, pretend.

Never give up on anyone. And that includes not giving up on yourself.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

'Growing Stronger' emerged from a need to relate my life experiences as well as my constant struggle to prevail each day, and as a reminder to myself of the importance of never giving up.

I had teachers who said I was not good enough. So, I said I will become good enough. So I became this guy who became obsessed to become good enough. Now I sit down and tell people who I was. Now, I say, 'Do you know who I am?'

There were periods of my life when a lot of people didn't believe in me. I still had faith in myself. I really had to ask myself life questions. Where do I see myself in five years? Create a ladder for yourself, and walk up the steps. Climb that ladder.

Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.

I think the rejection - if it's taken in the right spirit, it can make you a better person. And I think that is what I've always striven for. If one thing didn't work out, a project or anything, it doesn't mean that I lose my own confidence. In fact, I give myself a lot more confidence and opportunities.

I have learned that you need to have patience, perseverance, and faith in people to reach your goals.

Believe in yourself. Push to your highest limit.

There's always going to be obstacles and people that doubt you. So it's about proving people wrong and bettering yourself and trying to be the best you.

I've always been the type of person that thinks, 'If someone else can do it, so can I.'

You've got to trust in your own ability, back yourself, and the main thing is work really, really hard and fight to improve.

I'm so glad that I didn't give up on myself and there were people who didn't give up on me.

My hardest lesson has been my most fruitful, too: that when people don't believe in me, I can prove them wrong.

After I got dropped by Interscope, I knew in my heart that I had to fight back some way or not rap at all. I just took it upon myself to get myself where I needed to be.

Really believe in yourself, and that no matter what anyone says to you, if you really have a dream and the passion - go for it! If you're willing to go through the rigors to get it, it will happen. It may not happen in your timeframe, but it will happen. I'm living proof of that. I was once on the other end of the spectrum, and now I'm living my dream. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Even when I was down, I treated myself as a star and eventually the world would catch up.

We need to empower ourselves and believe in ourselves, and not allow the world to take that away from us. No matter how dark we may think our world is, it's been much darker in the past, and we will make it through this.

I realized I could do anything if I wanted it badly enough.