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.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPFFear will keep you alive in a war. Fear will keep you alive in business. There’s nothing wrong with fear.
More Norman Schwarzkopf Quotes
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Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character.
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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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The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
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When placed in command, take charge.
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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 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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I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.
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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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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.
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I’d like to think I’m a caring human being.
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Fear will keep you alive in a war. Fear will keep you alive in business. There’s nothing wrong with fear.
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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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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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I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war.
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I believe that forgiving them is god’s function, our job is to arrange the meeting.
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