People who go to the polar regions are statistically less likely to die than salesmen who drive on … - Ranulph Fiennes

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There's people that like you and there's people that don't like you. I love it because I love the negative criticism because I always feel I have something to prove.

Ranulph Fiennes

People who go to the polar regions are statistically less likely to die than salesmen who drive on motorways in England.

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