Never, ever give up

Naval Adm. William H. McRaven, ninth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, shared with graduating seniors at the University of Texas some of the lessons he learned in six months of Seal training.

Start each day with a task completed.

Find someone to help you through life.

Respect everyone.

Know that life is not fair and that you will fail often, but if take you take some risks, step up when the times are toughest, face down the bullies, lift up the downtrodden and never, ever give up—if you do these things, then next generation and the generations that follow will live in a world far better than the one we have today and—what started here will indeed have changed the world—for the better.

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