Mears Quotes

#1. I could stay with Mears-Starbuck for forty-seven years, I thought. I could live with a crazy girlfriend, get my left ear sliced off and maybe inherit Ferris' job when he retired.

Charles Bukowski

#2. For those of us who spent our careers competing with David Broder, the hardest thing to abide was the inevitable comparison. If someone said Jack Germond - or Jules Witcover or Walter Mears or whoever - 'is a pretty good political reporter,' the default response would be, 'but he's no David Broder.'

Jack Germond

#3. I love Ray Mears. He's brilliant. He's so rude about me in the press, it's outrageous!

Bear Grylls

#4. You cannot underestimate the importance of preparation.

Ray Mears

#5. Faith is caught rather than taught.

Henrietta Mears

#6. The man who walks with God always gets to his destination.

Henrietta Mears

#7. Hospitality should have no other nature than love.

Henrietta Mears

#8. It is my business as a Sunday school teacher to instill a divine discontent for the ordinary. Only the best possible is good enough for God. Can you say, 'God, I have done all that I can?

Henrietta C. Mears

#9. A blunt blade is more dangerous than a sharp one

Ray Mears

#10. I grew up as a fanboy and a giant nerd, and I mean that in the most loving sense. I loved playing 'Dungeons and Dragons.'

Derek Mears

#11. This traditional woman grew up in a world where respect for the animals hunted was of paramount importance. A concept that, in many cases, differentiates the native from the non-native hunter.

Ray Mears

#12. You hear a lot of drivers say they'll quit when they're not enjoying it. That's pretty much what happened to me. It was a combination of things, but mostly it was losing that enthusiasm I always felt before.

Rick Mears

#13. All that I see teaches me to thank the Creator for all I cannot see.

Henrietta Mears

#14. It is difficult to steer a parked car, so get moving.

Henrietta Mears

#15. When I consider my ministry, I think of the world. Anything less than that would not be worthy of Christ, nor of his will for my life,

Henrietta Mears

#16. A man generally lives up to what is expected of him.

Henrietta C. Mears

#17. I know not the way He leads me, but well do I know my Guide.

Henrietta C. Mears

#18. Youth does not think into the future far enough, therefore we must encourage them to dream of great tomorrows.

Henrietta Mears

#19. I've got a lot of issues. I've got a whole lot of daddy issues.

Derek Mears

#20. For me, the American Dream was to go racing; for others, it's to pursue whatever their goals may be.

Rick Mears

#21. America allows us to be able to dream, then gives us the ability to achieve those dreams.

Rick Mears

#22. You teach a little by what you say. You teach most by what you are,

Henrietta Mears

#23. When God gives a command or a vision of truth, it is never a question of what He will do, but what we will do.

Henrietta Mears

#24. God never put anyone in a place too small to grow in.

Henrietta Mears

#25. Fire-wood makes you warm three times; first collecting it, secondly shifting it and third when you burn it.

Ray Mears

#26. You've got to learn a pace that's fast enough to win, but slow enough to finish.

Rick Mears

#27. Some people grow under responsibility; others swell.

Henrietta C. Mears

#28. The American Dream is about freedom.

Rick Mears

#29. Let the Bible fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet.

Henrietta Mears

#30. If you would be pure, saturate yourself with the Word of God.

Henrietta C. Mears

#31. Bushcraft is what you carry in your mind and your muscles.

Ray Mears

#32. Time cannot be saved, it can only be spent, and if not spent wisely and well, it is wasted.

Henrietta C. Mears

#33. There's the kind of camaraderie that comes from leaning on someone in battle, and it's powerful. It's not too hard to trust someone to want to keep you alive. But trusting someone to actually live with you, to walk beside you - that is a fragile, precious thing.

Emmie Mears

#34. Knowledge is the key to survival, the real beauty of that is that it doesn't weigh anything.

Ray Mears

#35. The man who keeps busy helping the man below him won't have time to envy the man above him.

Henrietta Mears

#36. In my opinion, what 'The Evil Dead' is to horror, 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters' is to action-fantasy, with these horror elements and a steampunk-y twist.

Derek Mears

#37. There is no magic in small plans.

Henrietta Mears

#38. It is our duty to do all we can to introduce every generation to Christ.

Henrietta Mears

#39. Only that which is directed toward definite goals, which in turn are founded on sound educational philosophy, can be ultimately meaningful. The principles must always precede the activities.

Henrietta Mears

#40. The great thing about bushcraft is that wherever you go, the skills go with you.

Ray Mears

#41. Take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you for your own" (Joshua 1:11). It is God's to give! It is ours to possess!

Dr. Henrietta C. Mears

#42. God buries His workmen, but not His work..

Henrietta Mears

#43. My background is all comedy. I've been doing improv since I was 17. It's funny, because when I meet people, I'm known as this guy who will punch you in the face or throw you out a window, when I also have a background in comedy.

Derek Mears

#44. Our duty is to understand youth, but more, to help them understand themselves that they may release their varied abilities ... We must help them to discover a life work, not work for life.

Henrietta Mears