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Norman Schwarzkopf

I admire men of character and I judge character not by how men deal with their superiors, but mostly how they deal with their subordinates. And that, to me, is where you find out what the character of a man is.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

Character Deal Judgment Men Superior
From the time I was twelve years old until I retired last year at the age of fifty-seven, the Army was my life. I loved commanding soldiers and being around people who had made a serious commitment to serve their country.
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Command Commitment Country Love Retirement Soldier Time
If it had been our intention to take Iraq, if it had been our intention to destroy the country, if it had been our intention to overrun the country, we could have done it unopposed.
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Country Destroy Intention
To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak – you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

Giving Leadership People
I’m not a politician. I’d make a lousy politician.
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Lousy Politics
Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good.
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Look Thinking Want
A very great man once said you should love your enemies and that’s not a bad piece of advice. We can love them but, by God, that doesn’t mean we’re not going to fight them.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

Advice Enemy God Love
You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it.
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Business Leadership Positive
I do hunt, and I do fish, and I don’t apologize to anybody for hunting and fishing.
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Apologize Fish Hunt
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

Business Character Combination Leadership Strategy
Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.
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Country Hunt War
I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war.
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Absolute Hate War
Success is sweet, but the secret is sweat.
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Secret Success Sweat Sweet
When placed in command, take charge.
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Charge Command Leadership
I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.
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Chaotic Circumstance Pride
Choose to win, Get mad, then get over it.
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Military Motivational Win

Choose to win, Get mad, then get over it.

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