I'm probably going to be the scruffiest Chief Scout you've ever had and my health and safety policy is non-existent.

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.

Living in a monastery, even as a guest rather than a monk, you have more opportunities than you might have elsewhere to see the world as it is, instead of through the shadow that you cast upon it.

Legacy. What is a legacy?It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see.

And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team, the only undefeated season.

I hope and pray that mother nature is leaving us alone to get on with the job of cleaning up and recovering from this event.

When the gap between ideal and real becomes too wide, the system breaks down.

Sitting around and waiting for your muse is not the best choice.

Science values static patterns.

There was no way to know that certainty would one day become a luxury, too.

I always say, don't be a Christian, be Christ-like. Don't be a Muslim, be Mohammed-like. Be Buddha-like. Emulate these great spiritual Masters and what they were teaching.