The Hero Code Quotes

“The Hero Code I will work to be humble; to recognize the limits of my intellect, my understanding, and my power.”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost. For want of a horse, the knight was lost. For want of the knight, the battle was lost. For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost. The kingdom was lost for the want of a nail.” There are many interpretations of this old saying, but to me it epitomizes doing your duty. If the blacksmith had done his duty and placed the nail in the horseshoe correctly, the kingdom would not have been lost. If the clerk doesn’t do the paperwork, or the sergeant doesn’t deliver the chow, or the nurse, the pilot, or the Marines don’t do their duty, the kingdom is always at risk.”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“THE HERO CODE 1. I will always strive to be COURAGEOUS; to take one step forward as I confront my fears. 2. I will work to be HUMBLE; to recognize the limits of my intellect, my understanding, and my power. 3. I will learn to SACRIFICE by giving a little of my time, my talent, and my treasure to those in need. 4. I will be a person of INTEGRITY; every decision I make and every action I take will be moral, legal, and ethical. 5. I will be kind and COMPASSIONATE to at least one person every single day and expect nothing in return. 6. I will never give up on matters that are important to me, my family, my country, or my faith. I will PERSEVERE. 7. Whatever job I am given, whatever DUTY I am bound by, I will do it to the best of my ability. 8. I will use my unique talents to inspire others and give them HOPE that tomorrow will be a better day. 9. I will use HUMOR to comfort others, and never be afraid to laugh at myself. 10. No matter how great or small the offense against me, I will try to FORGIVE. I will be the victor, not the victim.”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“The Hero Code I will be a person of integrity; every decision I make and every action I take will be moral, legal, and ethical.”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“Honesty wasn’t just about being morally upright; it had a value proposition. If you were honest and people trusted you, then they trusted you with the big jobs, they trusted you with their money, they trusted you with their reputation, they trusted you with their friendship, they trusted you with their family, and they trusted you with their lives. Even when they didn’t like you or didn’t agree with you, they knew you to be upright and trustworthy.”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“You must never lie or misrepresent the truth. If you do, you will get caught, and then you are of no value to me anymore. No one will trust you, and without trust, none of our work can get done.”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“Learning to sacrifice is easy. Start by giving a little of yourself, every day. Give a little time to your friends. Give a little of your treasure to a worthy cause. Give a little love to your family. Every day—without fail—give a little of yourself. The giving will become a habit, a part of your character. In a month, in a year, in a decade, in a lifetime, all that sacrifice will add up to something special. If you do this, the sacrifice will be a blessing, a reward, a magnificent obsession, and no burden will be too great—and you will leave behind a legacy worthy of respect and admiration. A hero.”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“Humility is the simplest of all heroic qualities to assume, and yet the least expressed.”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“The Hero Code I will always strive to be courageous; to take one step forward as I confront my fears.”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“the servants of the most merciful are those who walk upon the Earth in humility”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other—not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” —NELSON MANDELA”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“Honesty is the cornerstone of integrity, the foundation upon which all other aspects of your character will be built. But honesty alone is not sufficient to be a person of integrity. Integrity requires action. To be known as men and women of integrity you must demonstrate your moral backbone. You must be confronted with an ethical dilemma—a choice between one road that is rocky, steep, and treacherous and the other that is smooth, flat, and comfortable. One road tests your fortitude, the other provides an easy path. One is filled with temporary hardships and pain, the other is quick and easy. But in the end, if you choose the harder path less traveled, the path where the virtuous have walked, the journey will make you stronger, more resilient, and more capable of conquering the other steep climbs on your way to the top. While the second path, the easy way, will leave you unprepared for the future challenges of life.”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“The supreme quality of leadership is unquestionably integrity; without it no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.” —DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“The Hero Code I will learn to sacrifice by giving a little of my time, my talent, and my treasure to those in need. Every day. Without fail.”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.” —WILLIAM PENN”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” —ANNE FRANK”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

“Ser humilde es reconocer que el intelecto propio, las fuerzas físicas propias y la riqueza propia, palidecen al compararse con la vastedad, la complejidad, la riqueza, el poder y la grandeza del universo.”
― William H. McRaven, El código del héroe: 10 virtudes para transformar el miedo en valentía

“La humildad nace del respeto, tanto por aquello que no sabemos, como por aquello que no podemos ver con facilidad.”
― William H. McRaven, El código del héroe: 10 virtudes para transformar el miedo en valentía

“believe history will show that success is not just a function of brains or brawn, of talent or intellect, of skill or resourcefulness, but of perseverance. Genius without resolve is just another passing person with a bright idea. Athletic”
― William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived