Character Quote by Norman Schwarzkopf

War is a profane thing.

— Norman Schwarzkopf

I am an environmentalist, but I'm not a wacko environmentalist. I believe that mankind and nature can live side-by-side for the mutual benefit of…

— Norman Schwarzkopf

Fish are a renewable resource, and one of the problems we've had is people feel obliged to catch the limit, then throw 'em in…

— Norman Schwarzkopf

You can't help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself.

— Norman Schwarzkopf

Tanks being deployed far forward is an indication of offensive action; tanks in depth is an indication of defensive action.

— Norman Schwarzkopf

It's nice to feel that you have a purpose.

— Norman Schwarzkopf

If it had been our intention to take Iraq, if it had been our intention to destroy the country, if it had been our…

— Norman Schwarzkopf

For the entire first part of my career, I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic of circumstances.

— Norman Schwarzkopf

More than 200 ships from 13 nations conducted over 10,000 flawless intercepts, which formed a steel wall around the waters leading to Iraq. And…

— Norman Schwarzkopf

I believe that forgiving them is god's function, our job is to arrange the meeting.

— Norman Schwarzkopf

I've got to tell you what, the soldier doesn't fight very hard for a leader who is going to shoot him, okay, on his…

— Norman Schwarzkopf

I do not want to be a pawn in a political campaign.

— Norman Schwarzkopf