17 Quotes & Sayings By Norman Schwarzkopf

Lt. General Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., U.S. Army (ret.) was born in New York City on May 31, 1934 and attended West Point where he graduated in 1956. He served with the 82nd Airborne Division in the Korean War and attended the National War College at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C Read more

After completing his military service, he was assigned to the position of Assistant professor of military arts and sciences at West Point and taught there for seven years. In 1966 he joined the faculty of the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia and later transferred to the European Command and NATO Headquarters in Belgium as a member of the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR). In 1967 he became chief of staff for SACEUR's headquarters at SHAPE in Mons, Belgium, then on to Paris where he served as chief of staff for all USAFE/NATO forces deployed to Europe from 1972-76 before being promoted to lieutenant general and named Deputy Chief of Staff for Operation Control at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). In 1974 he was selected as a member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and instructed on intelligence issues by Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger.

In 1976 General Schwarzkopf returned to SHAPE headquarters in Brussels as Deputy Commander-in-Chief, USAEUR/USAREUR's Military Assistant to Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), a position he held until 1981 when he was named Commander-in-Chief United States Central Command (USCENTCOM). In this position he directed operations against Iraq from 1980 - 1985 during the Iran Hostage Crisis. In 1985 he returned from Europe to take charge of U.S.

Military Assistance Command Vietnam (USMACV) where he commanded nearly 200,000 troops for two years before retiring from active duty on August 1, 1988. General Schwarzkopf is a graduate of the American University School of Law and holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from George Washington University; an honorary Doctorate Degree from Salve Regina University; an honorary Doctorate Degree from St. John's University; an honorary Doctorate Degree from Norwich University; an honorary Doctorate Degree from St. Lawrence University; an honorary Doctorate Degree from St.

Thomas University; an Honorary Doctorate Degree from The American Military University; an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Webster University; an honorary Doctorate degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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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 the terrorists who perpetrated the 9/11 attacks on America. His answer..." I believe that forgiving them is God's function. Our job is simply to arrange the meeting. Norman Schwarzkopf
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Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. Norman Schwarzkopf
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The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. Norman Schwarzkopf
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Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion. Norman Schwarzkopf
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This gulf war syndrome thing is truly unfortunate, and I've met some of the vets who have this. These are my guys, and I feel terrible about it. Norman Schwarzkopf
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I saw Kuwait many times before the war. I remember it as a beautiful place, full of very nice people, and it's a tragedy to see that somebody could set out to deliberately destroy a country the way the Iraqis have. Norman Schwarzkopf
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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
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To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength. Norman Schwarzkopf
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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
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When placed in command, take charge. Norman Schwarzkopf
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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 own whim. That's not what military leadership is all about. Norman Schwarzkopf
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The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it. Norman Schwarzkopf
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True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is. Norman Schwarzkopf
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It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. Norman Schwarzkopf
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It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. Norman Schwarzkopf
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I get angry at a principle, not a person. Norman Schwarzkopf