America needs a big idea that plays to its strength. It should look to national service. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
Tensions and violence in cities across America are reminders of how quickly communities can erupt with an absence of social trust. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
One of the great things about America is we should not judge until we know the facts. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
Trust is an amazing commodity. The Afghan people often talk to me about having to develop trust in America, because they believe… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
The number of people in America killed by firearms is extraordinary compared to other nations, and I don't think we're a bloodthirsty… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
I think my biggest achievement was being part of a team of outstanding, entrepreneurial military leaders and civilians who helped change the… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
America needs a restart. It has long devoted its energies to solving its many big problems - unequal opportunity, crumbling infrastructure, lagging… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
The reality is when you make 'America First' a bumper sticker and pump it overseas, what you're telling them is 'America Only'. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
How Americans restore trust may be an existential question for their country, then, but it's ultimately a practical one: What U.S. society… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
We are a nation of innovators and problem-solvers who sparked revolutions in democratic government, civil rights, communications, flight, rural electrification and technology. We are… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
President Obama had voiced strong support for the effort in Afghanistan during his campaign, pledging to add two brigades, which he did. But since… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
I came to believe that a leader isn't good because they're right; they're good because they're willing to learn and to trust. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
In our society, I see public media as a lever. It pushes people by elevating them and their sights. It brings them into more… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
America needs a restart. It has long devoted its energies to solving its many big problems - unequal opportunity, crumbling infrastructure, lagging education, inadequate… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
When you go through some controversy and you see your face on the news in a negative way for 48 hours... you doubt yourself.… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
If who you were was entirely based upon the position you were in or the headlines you got in the newspaper, or you had… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
There's an art to asking questions. Briefings are valuable but normally communicate primarily what the subordinate leader wants you to know, and often the… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
Many leaders are tempted to lead like a chess master, striving to control every move, when they should be leading like gardeners, creating and… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
How we present ourselves matters a lot, and that's every American, not just at the senior levels. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
