Quotes by Norman Schwarzkopf

“Courage brother, do not stumble, though thy path be dark as night: There is a star to guide the humble, trust in God, and do the right. Let the road be dark and dreary and its end far out of sight. Face it bravely, strong or weary. Trust God, and do”

“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.”

“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.”

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

“When placed in command / take charge.”

“He is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general. Other than that hes a great military man.”

“Neither Powell nor I wanted a ground war,”

“I could guess what was going on,”

In a recent interview, General Norman Schwartzkof was asked if he thought there was room for forgiveness toward the people who have harboured and abetted the terrorists who perpetrated the 9/11 attacks on America. His answer...I believe that forgiving them is Gods function. Our job is simply to arrange the meeting.

Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

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

This gulf war syndrome thing is truly unfortunate, and Ive met some of the vets who have this. These are my guys, and I feel terrible about it.

I saw Kuwait many times before the war. I remember it as a beautiful place, full of very nice people, and its a tragedy to see that somebody could set out to deliberately destroy a country the way the Iraqis have.

First of all, Saddam did not win the war, even though he says he did, I mean, you know, thats a joke and everybody in the world knows it.

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.

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.

When placed in command, take charge.

Ive got to tell you what, the soldier doesnt fight very hard for a leader who is going to shoot him, okay, on his own whim. Thats not what military leadership is all about.

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.