You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it. Norman Schwarzkopf More Quotes by Norman Schwarzkopf More Quotes From Norman Schwarzkopf Had we taken all of Iraq, we would have been like a dinosaur in the tar pit - we would still be there, and we, not the United Nations, would be bearing the costs of that occupation. Norman Schwarzkopf iraq taken would-be 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 of the people that have worked for me. I think like everything else, this is one of those things that has been blown out of proportion. Norman Schwarzkopf great-love people thinking I don't consider myself dovish and I certainly don't consider myself hawkish. Maybe I would describe myself as owlishthat is wise enough to understand that you want to do everything possible to avoid war. Norman Schwarzkopf wise want war With a chemical alarm, you're going to build one that is oversensitive because you would rather the alarm go off and give you a false alarm than to err on the other side Norman Schwarzkopf alarms sides giving 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 the service, anyone I've fired from a job. Norman Schwarzkopf careers jobs years I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war. Norman Schwarzkopf i-hate hate war If Saddam were to be replaced tomorrow he would probably be replaced with someone who's just as bad or worse than he is. Norman Schwarzkopf saddam tomorrow ifs I'm not a politician. I'd make a lousy politician. Norman Schwarzkopf politician I am quite confident that in the foreseeable future armed conflict will not take the form of huge land armies facing each other across extended battle lines, as they did in World War I and World War II or, for that matter, as they would have if NATO had faced the Warsaw Pact on the field of battle. Norman Schwarzkopf army military war An awful lot has been written about my temper. Norman Schwarzkopf temper has-beens awful I may have made my reputation as a general in the Army and I'm very proud of that. But I've always felt that I was more than one-dimensional. Norman Schwarzkopf army proud may 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 a normal life. Norman Schwarzkopf proof cancer normal If we invade Iraq and the regime is very close to falling, I'm very, very concerned that the Iraqis will, in fact, use weapons of mass destruction. Norman Schwarzkopf mass-destruction iraq fall First of all, Saddam did not win the war, even though he says he did, I mean, you know, that's a joke and everybody in the world knows it. Norman Schwarzkopf winning war mean War is a profane thing. Norman Schwarzkopf profane war 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 have been considered occupying powers and therefore would have been responsible for all the costs of maintaining or restoring government, education and other services for the people of Iraq. Norman Schwarzkopf iraq government people I'd like to think I'm a caring human being. Norman Schwarzkopf humans caring thinking A great deal of the capability of an army is its dedication to its cause and its will to fight. You can have the best equipment in the world, you can have the largest numbers in the world, but, if you're not dedicated to your cause, if you don't have the will to fight, then, you are not going to have a very good army. Norman Schwarzkopf fight best good you As young West Point cadets, our motto was 'duty, honor, country.' But it was in the field, from the rice paddies of Southeast Asia to the sands of the Middle East, that I learned that motto's fullest meaning. There I saw gallant young Americans of every race, creed and background fight, and sometimes die, for 'duty, honor, and their country.' Norman Schwarzkopf die fight motto sometimes The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it. Norman Schwarzkopf know you truth matter
