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Men are polished, through act and speech, Each by each, As pebbles are smoothed on the rolling beach. John Townsend Trowbridge		Thursday Nov 06, 2025
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About General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

	General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
	(1934- ) Schwarzkopfs autobiography, It Doesnt Take A Hero - US General & war hero, commander of US-Allied forces in Gulf War (Stormin' Norman).

Popular General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Quotes

War is a profane thing.

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

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.

You cant help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself.

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.

Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good.

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

From the time I was twelve years old until I retired last year at the age of fifty-seven, the Army was my life. I loved commanding soldiers and being around people who had made a serious commitment to serve their country.

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