I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPFI prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.
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A professional soldier understands that war means killing people, war means maiming people, war means families left without fathers and mothers.
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As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he’s a great military man, I want you to know that.
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Any soldier worth his salt should be antiwar. And still there are things worth fighting for.
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When placed in command, take charge.
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Choose to win, Get mad, then get over it.
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Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character.
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I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.
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The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
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It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.
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Well, unfortunately, I have always regretted the fact that I have a temper, but I also have, you know, have great love and respect for all of the people that have worked for me. I think like everything else, this is one of those things that has been blown out of proportion.
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You can’t help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself.
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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.
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I have seen competent leaders who stood in front of a platoon and all they saw was a platoon. But great leaders stand in front of a platoon and see it as 44 individuals, each of whom has aspirations, each of who wants to live, each of whom wants to do good.
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Success is sweet, but the secret is sweat.
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I do hunt, and I do fish, and I don’t apologize to anybody for hunting and fishing.
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