Norman Schwarzkopf died yesterday at age 78. Born in Trenton, NJ, Schwarzkopf graduated from West Point and rose through the ranks of the US Army eventually becoming a four-star General. Schwarzkopf commanded Operation Desert Storm, successfully driving out Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces from Kuwait in 1991. While he was known to many as “Stormin Normin”, the men under his command simply called Schwarzkopf “The Bear”.
A few Norman Schwarzkopf quotes:
“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without strategy.”
“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in battle.”
“When placed in command, take charge.”
“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.”
“True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that’s what courage is.”
“Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good.”
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