98 Quotes by Ben Fogle

At 19 I left school and embarked on a 9-day bike ride with friends from London to Monte Carlo.

Stroking my dog calms me down.

I'd quite like to run the Great Wall of China. I've never been to China and there's something about the Great Wall of China that is so iconic and evocative. It's only 3,000 miles. It's not that far.

If you look at the positives, if you test yourself and challenge yourself... I describe myself as a 'yes' person. If you say no to too many things, you think 'what if'.

Both my wife and I are optimists and we look at the positives in life.

In many people's minds, Everest has lost her crown. She has become a mountain synonymous with death, exploitation and pollution.

I have a terrible memory. I never remember names or faces. It's incredibly embarrassing.

I love reading. I spend a huge amount of time travelling on planes and have always got a book on the go.

The majority of the time I live out of a rucksack in some jungle or stuck up some mountain. The luxury tends to be when my wife and children are there.