Bear Grylls Quotes

People who watched me on 'I'm A Celebrity... ' saw me being true to my values.

He is wisest, who only gives, True to himself, the best he can: Who drifting on the winds of praise, The inward monitor obeys. And with the boldness that confuses fear Takes in the crowded sail, and lets his conscience steer.

One's true worth as a human being is not a matter of outward appearance or title, but derives rather from the breadth of one's spirit. Everything comes down to faith and conviction. It is what is in one's heart, and the substance of one's actions that count.

The one sure way I can dishonor myself is by worrying about my reputation.

Like anything, you just need to stay true to who you are and hope that social constructs don't get in the way of accomplishing your goals.

What can you pay for the way a man lives? What can you pay for what a man is?

He didn't want the respect of people who weren’t worth wiping his nose on—people who weren't worth the spatout gum attached to the bottom of his worn-out shoes. The only respect he wanted was from himself and the people who really mattered in his life. The people who really loved and cared about him.

I've always lived my life the way I wanted and been honest with myself and everyone around me.

The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues.

The most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and to not give in to peer pressure to try to be something that you're not.

No amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity

Beneath our frantic activities, there's a deep desire to show the world we are worthwhile.

Every fairly intelligent person is aware that the price of respectability is a muffled soul bent on the trivial and the mediocre.

I've never considered myself cool, and I don't think I ever will be. Honestly, it's better that way. It's much less pressure.

It's not what a man does, it's what a man is that counts!

We must be the same person in private and in public. Only the Christian worldview gives us the basis for this kind of integrity.

Far better one unpurchased heart than glory's proudest name.

There’s nothing more embarrassing than a person who tries to guess what the great American public would like, makes a compromise for the first time, and falls flat on his face… I would rather be a failure on my own terms than a success on someone else’s. That’s a difficult statement to live up to, but then I’ve always believed that the way you affect your audience is more important than how many of them are there.

There are many reasons for why a man does what de does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a leader cannot give it all he cannot expect his people to give anything.

The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world, is to be in reality what we would appear to be, all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice and experience of them.

Never be impressed with charisma. Look for character.

Very many people spend money in ways quite different from those that their natural tastes would enjoin, merely because the respect of their neighbors depends upon their possession of a good car and their ability to give good dinners. As a matter of fact, any man who can obviously afford a car but genuinely prefers travels or a good library will in the end be much more respected than if he behaved exactly like everyone else.

Character is more important than any other leadership trait.

No woman should give her happiness into the keeping of a man without fixed principles.

Remain true to yourself and your philosophy.