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Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.

Norman Schwarzkopf

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
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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Enemy Judging Looks
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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Business Leadership Positive
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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Alarm Chemical
I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war.
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Absolute Hate War
True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that’s what courage is.
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Afraid Courage Firefighter Job True
Success is sweet, but the secret is sweat.
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Secret Success Sweat Sweet
I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.
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Chaotic Circumstance Pride
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
Choose to win, Get mad, then get over it.
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Military Motivational Win
I’m not a politician. I’d make a lousy politician.
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Lousy Politics
The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
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Military Motivational Peace Sports
You can’t help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself.
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Help Relationship Success
Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.
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Country Hunt War
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
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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Great Love People Thinking

Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.

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