The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.

You can't become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There's life in a nutshell.

I do see a lot of the hard end of ecology, and my feeling is that we live on a super-exciting planet but a super-fragile one.

Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.

Always keep the big picture in mind- you are greatly loved by Jesus and your job is to love Him and others in return. The rest is detail.

One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.

The greatest journeys all start with a single step.