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Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations QUOTES

Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations QUOTES

1 " I realized that life is actually pretty simple. Help as many people as you can. Make as many friends as you can. Work as hard as you can. And, no matter what happens, never quit! "

― William H. McRaven , Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

2 " Hope is not a strategy.” But "

― William H. McRaven , Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

3 " special operations forces were able to achieve “relative superiority” over an enemy by developing a “simple plan, carefully concealed, repeatedly rehearsed, and executed with surprise, speed, and purpose. "

― William H. McRaven , Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

4 " He often challenged my decisions, forcing me to defend my position and thereby ensuring a better outcome. But when I made a decision, he accepted it as his own and supported me completely. "

― William H. McRaven , Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

5 " Throughout history, there have always been warriors who understood the risks of serving. They understood that there was a chance their lives could be lost in the pursuit of a greater goal. They understood that they could perish while trying to protect others. "

― William H. McRaven , Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

6 " To the warrior, peace has no memories, no milestones, no adventures, no heroic deaths, no gut-wrenching sorrow, no jubilation, no remorse, no repentance, and no salvation. Peace was meant for some people, but probably not for me. "

― William H. McRaven , Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

7 " I’ve learned that life has a mystical aspect to it. As a man of faith, I have felt the hand of God too many times not to know that it exists. But when you see his handiwork up close, when you examine all the possible outcomes and determine that only one outcome is possible—but then something else happens—that’s when you know there is more to life than meets the eye. "

― William H. McRaven , Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

8 " If a nation is to survive and thrive it must pass on the ideals that made it great and imbue in its citizens an indomitable spirit, a will to continue on regardless of how difficult the path, how long the journey, or how uncertain the outcome. People must have a true belief that tomorrow will be a better day—if only they fight for it and never give up. "

― William H. McRaven , Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations