Norman Schwarzkopf Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.”

“I can stand in a crystal stream without another human around me and cast all day long, and if I never catch a single fish, I can come home and still feel like I had a wonderful time. It's the being there that's important.”

“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.”

“I get angry at a principle, not a person.”

“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.”

“When placed in command, take charge.”

“All you have to do is hold your first soldier who is dying in your arms, and have that terribly futile feeling that I can't do anything about it... Then you understand the horror of war.”

“You can't help but... with 20/20 hindsight, go back and say, 'Look, had we done something different, we probably wouldn't be facing what we are facing today.'”

“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.”

“A professional soldier understands that war means killing people, war means maiming people, war means families left without fathers and mothers.”