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 SCHWARZKOPFI 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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True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that’s what courage is.
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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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It is God’s job to forgive Osama Bin Laden. It is our job to arrange a face to face meeting.
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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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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 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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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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Choose to win, Get mad, then get over it.
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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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An awful lot has been written about my temper.
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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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I’d like to think I’m a caring human being.
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Any soldier worth his salt should be antiwar. And still there are things worth fighting for.
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Leadership consists of character and strategy. If you can’t have both, opt for character.
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How do you fight someone who doesn’t care if they get killed? You accommodate them.
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