I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.

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.

There's no question how strong you are." Gabe rested his fingers on her shoulders and pressed into the tight muscles. She didn't push him away. "But being strong doesn't mean you have to be alone.

At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat terrorism.

In rivers and bad governments the lightest things swim at top.

Uncommon expressions are a disfigurement rather than an embellishment of discourse.

Somethin' like four thousand bottles have been thrown at me in my day but only about twenty ever hit me. That does not speak very well for the accuracy of the fans' throwing.

The purpose of art is mystery.

I will fight for budget honesty and eliminating the deficit to reduce the transfer of debt to younger generations.

The problem is, there are definitely some genuinely lame things on television, and there's more at the bottom of the barrel, because the barrel in a sense has gotten bigger.

How do you know who I am?' Denna grinned, almost laughed. 'To know Richard is to know who Kahlan is.

The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.