It’s the sense of duty that keeps you going sometimes when things get very, very rough. Somebody’s got to do it. And if you don’t, who will?
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPFWell, 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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With a chemical alarm, you’re going to build one that is oversensitive because you would rather the alarm go off and give you a false alarm than to err on the other side
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I believe that forgiving them is god’s function, our job is to arrange the meeting.
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Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.
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I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.
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It is God’s job to forgive Osama Bin Laden. It is our job to arrange a face to face meeting.
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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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True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that’s what courage is.
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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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Leadership consists of character and strategy. If you can’t have both, opt for character.
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I am living proof that if you catch prostate cancer early, it can be reduced to a temporary inconvenience, and you can go back to a normal life.
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I’m not a politician. I’d make a lousy politician.
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An awful lot has been written about my temper.
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I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.
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Good generalship is a realization that you’ve got to try and figure out how to accomplish your mission with a minimum loss of human life.
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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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