Norman Schwarzkopf Quotes

When placed in command, take charge.

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.

A very great man once said you should love your enemies and that’s not a bad piece of advice. We can love them but, by God, that doesn’t mean we’re not going to fight them.

Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good.

A professional soldier understands that war means killing people, war means maiming people, war means families left without fathers and mothers.

Fear will keep you alive in a war. Fear will keep you alive in business. There’s nothing wrong with fear.

I’m not a politician. I’d make a lousy politician.

It is God’s job to forgive Osama Bin Laden. It is our job to arrange a face to face meeting.

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.

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.