Best Norman Schwarzkopf Quotes
- Particularly when you're dealing with very high ranking people, you know, you have to get their attention, they are used to, by their rank, of… All
- 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
- But I would defy anyone to go back over the years and tell me anyone whose career I've ruined, anyone whom I've driven out of… Anyone
- Had the United States and the United Kingdom gone on alone to capture Baghdad, under the provisions of the Geneva and Hague conventions we would… All
- If it had been our intention to take Iraq, if it had been our intention to destroy the country, if it had been our intention… Been
- 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… Abetted
- I am not one of these guys who is just going to waste American lives by throwing people needlessly in frontal attacks up against the… American
- For the entire first part of my career, I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances. Career
- 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… Cancer
- To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give… Advantage
- I do not want to be a pawn in a political campaign. Campaign
- I think any student of military strategy would tell you that in order to attack a position, you should have a ratio of approximately 3… Any
- Nobody can ever pin you down when you speculate. Down
- Tanks being deployed far forward is an indication of offensive action; tanks in depth is an indication of defensive action. Action
- When the Normandy Invasion was planned, a very specific strategic objective was given, and that strategic objective was the basis upon which the plan for… Basis
- The Patriot missile is a point defence missile. Point defence means that you put the missile at a location to defend a very specific target… Airfield
- War is a profane thing. Profane
- I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war. Absolutely
- It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. Battle
- I get angry at a principle, not a person. Anger
- I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war. Lead
- Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good. Good
- 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… Arts