Adm. William H. McRaven

[xcarguy]

What a great speech! :flag:

 

 

. . . . :cheers:

[S1Steve]

  xcarguy said:

What a great speech! :flag:

 

 

. . . . :cheers:

 

Thanks for the very uplifting post.... That really is a great speech..

[NVP66S]

No platitudes, all reality. I'm impressed. Thanks for that.

[HOTTTCAR]

Now i know why I didn't get any thing done yesterday. I didn't make the friggin bed.

Edited May 31, 2014 by HOTTTCAR

[NVP66S]

  HOTTTCAR said:

Now is know why I didn't get any thing done yesterday. I didn't make the friggin bed.

 

That was a joke and I get it :seeya: , but allow me to be serious for a moment. The Admiral described some rules that he learned and that work for him. They can work for you too and he shared them with a graduating class.

 

Here's one I had hanging up in my office for several years:

 

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan press on has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race"

 

Calvin Coolidge

 

And in this civilian version, you don't have to make your bed just perfect every morning.

[xcarguy]

  NVP66S said:

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan press on has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race"

 

Calvin Coolidge

 

And in this civilian version, you don't have to make your bed just perfect every morning.

 

Great quote; one that has proven very true in my own life on many occasions. I am, by a fair margin, not the sharpest knife in the drawer; my edge has been dulled by perseverance, determination and sometimes, just down right stubbornness. And while my bed isn't always perfect, I persistently make it the next morning if I've slept in it the night before. It's nice to be able to pull the covers down on a set of tight sheets after a long day.

[MightyMike]

Well said Shane.

[HOTTTCAR]

NVP66S

You are correct it was a joke no matter how politically incorrect.

It was a good speech.

But My wife makes the bed.........:rofl:

 

Gale

[rotus8guy]

Great speech. UT has a transcript up if you don't care to watch the video

 

http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/05/16/admiral-mcraven-commencement-speech/

[slngsht]

are you guys sure this was the whole speech?

 

I did not hear any reference to inequality or victimhood.

 

That was great and refreshing to hear. Off to make my bed