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I get angry at a principle, not a person.

Norman Schwarzkopf

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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Country Destroy Intention
I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.
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Chaotic Circumstance Pride
Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.
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Country Hunt War
Success is sweet, but the secret is sweat.
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Secret Success Sweat Sweet
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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Command Commitment Country Love Retirement Soldier Time
I’d like to think I’m a caring human being.
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Human Being Personality
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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Giving Leadership People
Leadership consists of character and strategy. If you can’t have both, opt for character.
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Character Leadership Strategy
I do hunt, and I do fish, and I don’t apologize to anybody for hunting and fishing.
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Apologize Fish Hunt
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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Want War Wise
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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Accomplishment Loss Mission Realization Trying
An awful lot has been written about my temper.
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Awful Temper
When placed in command, take charge.
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Charge Command Leadership
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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Cancer Normal Proof
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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Duty Rough
I believe that forgiving them is god’s function, our job is to arrange the meeting.
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Arrangement Believe Function Job Military

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