Admiral McRaven addresses the University of Texas at Austin Class of 2014 

The great dictator by Charles Chaplin

I listen to this every morning. When I feel like a sugar cookie , I just think of this. I can’t stop listening to this. To the 2014 class at UT Man you were blessed to have sat through this. Hookem horns.

Of all time!

@@PortCharlotteAlex I was one of the graduates in the crowd that night, but was so drunk that I only remember the fireworks at the end (maybe because I took a video & watched the next day) - I had no idea the value that this speech would end up holding & how impactful it was

Devil horns at the end of his speech. FK him he is in league with the devil.

lol

if you stay in the hotel no need to make bed ... But in your house you must to do

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I am blown away..... ' fake potus ' should bury his head in the sand like an ostrich ' in shame, if a shred of integrity exists in him !!! Revealing Team 5 is a replica of treason...Wow only a lotus does dat, not a real potus !!! If the GOP can't stand up after this disastrous leak, God help the children of the US !! Salute Admiral McRaven one hell of a speech, hope he can stand up to the WH since GOP speakers have not and will not !!

Well am baout to go to bed and after hearing this speech I made my bed.

I discovered this in 2019 and I come back to this video for the exact same reason.

he wrote a book called make a bed

this is the greatest admiral i have ever known. Know him. Love him.

30 years later i know his way is true.

be better than you think you are. be a man better than you think you are.

I surprised that this doesn’t have more likes.

Thank YOU for this inspiring comment!

Sending you Love and Blessings today and always!🙏💖

[Thread bypass]: I hope this comment finds you faring much better than the one it replies to. For more inspiration, may I recommend the movie "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story."

My friend - salute you too !

Sorry I'm not familiar with the U.S officer schooling system, but does this mean that you spent an additional four years in Navy ROTC after graduating from UT Austin? I thought you go to Officer Candidate School if you've graduated college and become an officer in that way. Btw how does the selection work for the SEAL officers? Can you apply for SEAL training right after ROTC or OCD or do you have to have a few years of experience as an officer before applying?

@@mohunter68 ??

@@mohunter68 The hook'em horns hand sign goes back to the 50's you vapid twit. It is not Satanic, it symbolizes the horns of the Texas longhorn, the mascot and team name at UT. Moron. It has had many uses over centuries, including ASL, a gesture to expel demons, and to signal that someone is a cuckold.

You are one of the persons he has changed. May his lesson treat you well. And may you continue to change lives as well. Truly inspiring.

It's been noted that humans take in visual data better. Which makes sense because when we're born, people spend a lot of time up close to your face and since your language isn't there yet, then that's all you have to go on.

I needed this. Thanks

"probably"

So true.

Awww thanks!

knowing that the man is absolutely inspirational

idc

@@sebastianjadotwhat a sad life you must live

thanks your probally someone whoo got rejected from the army for being too fat@@brettfloyd4291

@@sebastianjadot no, I was incompetent. Jokes on you

+Matt Dragovits I was thinking the same thing. I need some inspiration right now.. and the current bunch on both sides just don't have it.

I don't live in the USA but I'd have no problem with him leading the free world - whatever party he represented. Why don't common sense people like this get the backing to run for office?From what I know Wesley Clark and Al Haig were the last ex-military men to run for President and they didn't get very far.Instead you get draft dodgers like George Dubbya and the laughable trump.

But you are the one that is choosing who to vote for based off of one 20 minute speech. I think that this is the real problem

Adm. Raven would be a great president I believe. Let Trump or Clinton speak 20 minutes. You will hear the difference. They would not even come close to the message McRaven has.

You are so ease to be convinced.

Thank you.

What a lucky class of 2014!!

@bojan desmaels Some folks wouldn't understand the analogies. Just cause you can, doesn't mean the rest of the folks on this planet will.

Thank you, Jon. Helpful.

@@sarahkubagenda9864 Jon took the time to summarize the 10 key points, anyone who criticizes his efforts, only underscores the difference between those who have The determination to be the best and brightest vs. those who should never lead....or comment. We need leaders who embody these lessons once again.

Inspiration, is what it means. when i was at the end of my rope. UNITED STATES NAVY.

The Bible says 30 show yourself approved and always respect our leaders

I was considering ending it all, but seeing your comment made me start to rethink. Maybe there are more people out there who believe in me like you do. You might have just saved my life. Thank you

😢thank you, always have ti come back to these motivational videos becuase I ain't got no1 telling me some things

well your still great so i love you anyway, i'll beat you in pool but it ok

OO-FUCKIN-RAH

Im a grunt too i say hooray for boobay

The mud tastes the same no matter which uniform you wear while you crawl through it. Semper Fi brother, and have yourself a fine Navy day!

@@root1657ooh f****** Raw!👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

I'am :-)

Your mom

Fuck off attention seeking idiot.

I was here in 2016 as well

my fucking wife doesn't make the bed. Neither does my fucking girlfriend

ian k you can do it!

Check out videos from Sadguru

Stay strong 💪

Your not alone but at least you had the courage to tell the internet

You had the guts to say this on the net. You're a very brave and courageous man! Stay strong!

yes sir

It certainly does

Check out his commencement speech at MIT 2020, it's here.

@@ga8065 ill have to check out the MIT speech!! I showed the Texas speech to my daughter about a month ago and it made a big impression on her.

You all don't know shit..

Amen. you know what it means to be a true warrior. GOD BLESS you.

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Don Phillips...concur !! The great Admiral said more in 20 minutes then someone has said anything of substance in TWO YEARS

Don Phillips , Don Phillips , sure really. Then explain to me why he gave the HORN sign of Satan?

@@pauljohn6546 He graduated back in 1977 with the degree in journalism. I guess he was pretty much into some heavy metal bands those days. Like Judas Priest and their album 'Sin after Sin' which was released exactly that year.

I concur. He definitely provided some great jewels.

that's because you're a stupid idiot.

Because youre stupid :D

i have served with many admirals . the best admiral i have ever known. this man inspires us.

Will this fame bring glory to Vietnam and America??

brings tears to my eyes.

Who cares what year it is. Its I inspirational and if your asking that question like every other person on RU-vid these days then maybe you need to SERIOUSLY listen again. Dont follow the sheep,be the Sheppard 💯😉

Frank Frank me. I love this speach.

I just did

Frank Frank me in watching

Hold on a minute. Got to make my bed first!

amen, the greatest admiral i have ever known, i have known, many.

Tess Westbrook , sure. Maybe he needs to make your bed.

@@pauljohn6546 AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Get a life

I've got a life..... You? Doubt it.... if all you do is attack others opinions

Amen friend. God Bless you 😁❤🇨🇦🌍🕊🌎

military is for yes men losers

UNITED STATES REMAINS!!! god bless america.

James Burstedt , dude really. Read a 📚 book...

Devil horns at the end. This MFKR is in league with the Devil.

which part of the speech motivated you? the part where he made his bed?

AMEN BEAUTIFUL SOUL 🇨🇦🌎🕊🖖❤

Are you still inspired, I am .

Really? Didn’t even inspired my dog...

@@pauljohn6546 you're probably one of the quitters.

@@pauljohn6546 Don’t care

military people understand what it means to fight who defend their nation. never give up and always defend your nation.

Good for you.

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Unfortunately it was the middle of the night and they were in them at the time

Did you break into those ten people's houses?

RoBoVader no, I knocked on their door, politely asked to enter and make their beds for them. They obliged and my good deed for the day is complete. The end.

Its been 8 years since you posted this comment!.....How is life going now Ravi bhai (brother)?.......I hope you did great!

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All my love BEAUTIFUL SOUL 🇨🇦🌍❤🖖🕊

On the other hand it encourages people to work like a slave all their lives and to think it acceptable to lose everything and then die at the end of life - in a state of war. We are conditioned to think that war is a natural and intelligent state of being that only the fight is worth it but the worth depends upon the end not the intrinsic struggle. The same lie resides in the axiom 'adversity is the mother of invention' but the truth is that nothing is invented within adversity because adversity precludes it. Inventions occurs in peace time even in the midst of conflict. Peace is often achieved by isolation. The fear generated by the need for defence turns into justification for perpetual attack so that civilisation becomes determined by war. The origin of divine right to rule might actually be determined by reason not might. Primitive fear divides people and is used to divide and rule, which is ultimately self-defeating.

thats cause you are a loser

Big H , really? Get a job.

Dont mistake speakers for leaders.

it isent a mistake

Really? Read a book. He’s nothing more than a liar in a suit, and you get impressed by that. Whoooa they seen you coming from a mile away..

paul john why are you insulting someone for looking up to someone who inspired them?

paul john and you’re nothing more than a troll !

Troy Stryker , okay, G I Joe. Another brainwashed person. U.S is an evil country. Allowing gay marriages, in debt ect ect...

Thank you.

This and the Gettysburg address. Truth has no predefined form, only function.

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amen, sir. did my 20 years.

HONOR. sorry, i am just a retired navy.

Damn, brooooooooooooo.......

its really touching if your IQ is under 70

you understand what it means to be a warrior, we are ready to lay down our lives for our country.

Yes they are too the proud the few the Marines are the most beautiful people who don't have any worries they stand in the obstacles and then get through them effectively efficiency and integrity and nothing can stop them for they are the most determined resilient and can be there at a moment notice to help you with any problems you face equipt with everything they need is inside them

the greatest admiral i have ever heard of. i have followed adrmarls many times.

HE changed me after i had retired from the military. HE made me a better man.

I think one of the reasons this resonates is he is able to relate this to real world. He also explains it really well. Also I feel like a "sugar cookie" quite often.

this man is greater than i. a true seal. i would follow this man to hell, and ask for more.

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military need to know this speech. done my 20 without it.

Me too

Helena Rosno , NOT mine. But oh well, maybe read a book 📚...

conan boyle , sure. Really? More like Captain of making beds and yet he doesn’t make his own. Stop watching cartoons.

paul john you know this guy was one of the lead planners in the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden right?

Faz _ , yeah. U.S. is an evil country. Watch the soldiers saying that all they did was separate families. It’s an AGENDA, how can U.S. be proud of that?

@@pauljohn6546 America is far from evil! We are a young country and have successfully gotten further than most countries. It's sad that we help other countries before our own nowadays, but if I was president of the United States, I would help our country and then help other countries. I care dearly about this whole world, but a leader of one country should make it their first priority to lead their country before other counries bc God is the leader of the world and he takes care of the world and we the people are not God! We can only do so much, but God can do all! This is a great and inspirational speech that I listened to in my middle school class and im a senior now! It makes me wanna get up every day knowing I'm important to people! This guy right here who gave this speech fought for many lives and he didn't have to. The military doesn't have to fight for our freedom, but they do bc they want us to live free and I thank every veteran and soldier who have fought for our freedom!

@@Wesley_Coon ,son, you don’t know who GOD is... especially with a title name of Dragon, don’t you know that’s the devils name? You Sunday people don’t surprise me one bit. UNBELIEVABLE

Lol. He's spot on.

Bach Fiend just like Trump is doing

@@sammylenstein2592 Trump is making America grate... same letters, different meaning, different outcome!

@@sammylenstein2592 As the Admiral said, Trump is faced with a greater percentage that listen to Media's talking heads. Then run to... 'Ring That Bell' ;

HONOR, COURAGE, COMMITMENT. these the callsigns of a true warrior.

sorry, i just did my 20 years in many ships throughout the world .