There is no feeling like coming home after danger.

Being brave isn't the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.

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.

There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart.

Once a job it has begun, do not stop until it's done. Whether it is big or small, do it well or not all.

Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.

I have held healthy respects of bears along with assorted crocodiles, snakes and lots of other animals. You know, bears are dangerous, you have to be super careful.