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.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF
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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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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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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I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war.
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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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Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.
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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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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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I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.
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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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Judge your enemy based upon capabilities, not intent, you have to look at the enemy and really almost make a worst case call every time.
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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?
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I get angry at a principle, not a person.
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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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True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that’s what courage is.
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I don’t consider myself dovish and I certainly don’t consider myself hawkish. Maybe I would describe myself as owlishthat is wise enough to understand that you want to do everything possible to avoid war.
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Choose to win, Get mad, then get over it.
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