I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPFDo what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good.
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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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Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.
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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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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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I’m not a politician. I’d make a lousy politician.
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I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.
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I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war.
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The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
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You can’t help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself.
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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 do hunt, and I do fish, and I don’t apologize to anybody for hunting and fishing.
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An awful lot has been written about my temper.
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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’d like to think I’m a caring human being.
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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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