Norman Schwarzkopf Quotes

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.

Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.

Success is sweet, but the secret is sweat.

I will confess to you that, you know, one of the statements that’s been attributed to me that I’m sort of proud of is somebody said, you know, “What do we do about Osama bin Laden?” And they asked me, “Can we forgive him?” And I said, “Forgiveness is up to God. I just hope we hurry up the meeting.” And that’s the way I feel about him, really. [8 February 2003 show of Meet The Press, NBC News]

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

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

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.

Later, Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf (whose son would become a hero half a century later in the Persian Gulf War) was brought in as interviewer. Schwarzkopf had been superintendent of the New Jersey State Police during the investigation of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby and had battled Hoover for jurisdiction of the case. Having Schwarzkopf on the show would be a double bonus for Lord: it would continue the authoritative air begun with Valentine, and it would annoy Hoover.

A professional soldier understands that war means killing people . . . war means families left without fathers and mothers. All you have to do is hold your first dying soldier in your arms, and have that terribly futile feeling that his life is flowing out and you can’t do anything about it. Then you understand the horror of war. any soldier worth his salt should be antiwar. And still, there are things worth fighting for.” —H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. —General Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Army

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it. ~ LTG Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Army, Retired

United States military leader General Norman Schwarzkopf stated, “Leaders need two things—character and strategy. If you can do only one, drop strategy.

Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. -General H. Norman Schwarzkopf