I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don't want adventure.

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.

The rules of survival never change, whether you're in a desert or in an arena.

If you risk nothing you gain nothing

Is your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?

Sometimes an ember is all we need.

I've seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it's all gone wrong. That's when we define ourselves.

You don't need to go to the ends of the earth, you don't need to climb Everest to have a great adventure, it's invariably on our doorstep.

A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.

Live a wild, generous full, exciting life – blessing those around you and seeing the good in all.

There is no feeling like coming home after danger.

Reasoning can take you wherever you want to go.

To forget the self is to remember that we don't exist alone, but in relation to other people, to other creatures, to the planet, and to the universe.

Sainthood is acceptable only in saints.

A man's fate is his own temper.

But with trust we can strive to accept even what we cannot understand.

I cannot resign myself to the decline of Europe, and of France.

the world has been fair cruel if you've never known the love of a dog!

A very big part of the life of a photograph is the afterlife.

Soldiers may grow a soul when turned to fronds, But here the thing's best left at home with friends.