The military does very well taking average people and making them very good leaders. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
Change is painful, and people are always reticent to accept a lot of pain. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
I want the American people to understand, we have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al Qaeda in… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
I'm a believer in the Afghan people, so I support an increase in forces there. — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
We need a strong civil society where the connection between different people and groups is firm and vibrant, not brittle and divided. — 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
What I'm trying to do is teach people how to actually get individuals in organizations to do the kinds of things to… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
By nature, I tended to trust people and was typically open and transparent... But such transparency would go astray when others saw… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
The basic DNA we've got to implant in leaders now is adaptability: not to get wedded to the solution to a particular… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
You can get knocked down, and it hurts and it leaves scars. But if you're a leader, the people you've counted on… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
In June 2010, after more than 38 years in uniform, in the midst of commanding a 46-nation coalition in a complex war… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
What scares me about drone strikes is how they are perceived around the world. The resentment created by American use of unmanned… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
I'm not good at eating small meals. Some people can sit down and be very disciplined. When I sit down at a… — 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
