I’m not a politician. I’d make a lousy politician.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPFI was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.
More Norman Schwarzkopf Quotes
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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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You can’t help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself.
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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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When placed in command, take charge.
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I hate war. Absolutely, I hate 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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Leadership consists of character and strategy. If you can’t have both, opt for character.
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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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Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.
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I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.
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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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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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Success is sweet, but the secret is sweat.
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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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It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.
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