Quotes by Bear Grylls

"Christianity is not about religion. It's about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It's about finding joy and finding home."

"My faith isn't very churchy, it's a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death."

"Faith is personal if it's to be real."

"I always had a really natural faith as a kid. Where I knew God existed and it felt very free and pretty wild and natural, and it wasn't religious."

"As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy - nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down."

"My faith isn't very churchy, it's a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death."

"The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do."

"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."

"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."

"Americans are cool if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much more cynical."

"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."