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You can pour holy oil and holy water on a thug until you have emptied buckets of both; but at the end he will be a consecrated thug, but a thug all the same unless interior intentions and a disciplined man are present.
William H. O'Connell
If you start focusing on the next job, then you're probably not going to do the one you have very well.
William H. McRaven
There is nothing more important to a democracy than an active and engaged press.
William H. McRaven
We must challenge this statement and this sentiment that the news media is the enemy of the American people. This sentiment may be the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime.
William H. McRaven
I'm not a political guy.
William H. McRaven
Keep your cool, even when those around you can't.
William H. McRaven
Basic SEAL training is six months of long, torturous runs in the soft sand, midnight swims in the cold water off San Diego, obstacles courses, unending calisthenics, days without sleep and always being cold, wet and miserable.
William H. McRaven
We're trying to get the SEAL community back to where we think it should be - quiet professionalism.
William H. McRaven
You can't change the world alone - you will need some help - and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them.
William H. McRaven
If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.
William H. McRaven