norman schwarzkopf

“ When placed in command, take charge. ”

“ 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. ”

“ You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. ”

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

“ A very great man once said you should love your enemies and that's not a bad piece of advice. ”

“ I've always felt that I was more than one-dimensional. ”

“ When you learn how not to do it, you learn how to do it. ”

“ Ive met a lot of leaders that were very very competent but they didnt have character. ”

“ A professional soldier understands that war means killing people. ”