Ranulph Fiennes

“There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”

“If you are lucky enough to be able to make a living at what you love, it's hard to imagine doing anything else.”

“The more you have to risk, the more alive you feel.”

“I don't believe in pressure. Pressure is thinking about the future. I'm in the moment.”

“It's all about mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.”

“Without a specific reason to be there, a specific goal, the journey is just a grind.”

“Fear is a great motivator. It makes you think. It makes you plan.”

“You learn more from your mistakes than from your successes.”

“I do not think you can be brave with your own life. You can be reckless with it.”

“The main thing is to have a goal, a dream, a passion.”

“Both sides of my family were massively poor. We were the classic old army family who are not gentry, and not farmers.”

“Motivation is the key. Without it, you're not going to get out of bed in the morning.”

“The human body is an amazing machine, but it needs a purpose.”

“I look for a challenge. I look for the unknown.”