William H. McRaven

"If you want to change the world, sometimes you have to slide down the obstacle head first."

"If you think for a moment that your McCarthy-era tactics will suppress the voices of criticism, you are sadly mistaken."

"There is this great scene, that sometimes goes unnoticed. Clarence takes George to the graveyard, and there; there is a headstone of George’s younger brother, Terry. George notices that Terry died whe…"

"If you want to change the world measure a person by the size of their heart, not the size of their flippers."

"It's been 37 years to the day since I graduated from UT."

"If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed... If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride, and …"

"During Navy Seal training the students are all broken down into boat crews. Each crew is seven students — three on each side of a small rubber boat and one coxswain to help guide the dingy. Every day …"

"As Americans, we should be frightened — deeply afraid for the future of the nation. When good men and women can’t speak the truth, when facts are inconvenient, when integrity and character no longer m…"