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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.

Norman Schwarzkopf

I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

Absolute Hate War
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.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

Giving Leadership People
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
Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

Country Hunt War
I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.
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Chaotic Circumstance Pride
I get angry at a principle, not a person.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

Angry Person Principle
An awful lot has been written about my temper.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

Awful Temper
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.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

Art Men Military
How do you fight someone who doesn’t care if they get killed? You accommodate them.
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Accommodate Care Fight Kill War
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.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

Character Deal Judgment Men Superior
The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

Military Motivational Peace Sports
A professional soldier understands that war means killing people, war means maiming people, war means families left without fathers and mothers.
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Family Father Kill Mother People Professional Soldier
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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Look Thinking Want
I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.
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Leadership Lucky Successful 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.
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

Command Commitment Country Love Retirement Soldier Time
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

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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