Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPFWith 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 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 admire men of character and I judge character not by how men deal with their superiors, but mostly how they deal with their subordinates. And that, to me, is where you find out what the character of a man is.
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Any soldier worth his salt should be antiwar. And still there are things worth fighting for.
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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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When placed in command, take charge.
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You can’t help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself.
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I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war.
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An awful lot has been written about my temper.
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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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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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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’d like to think I’m a caring human being.
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The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in 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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