American - Soldier | August 22, 1934 - December 27, 2012
I get angry at a principle, not a person.
Norman Schwarzkopf
AngerAngryPersonGetPrinciple
Generals aren't in the business of commenting on the correctness or incorrectness of the President's decisions. Anybody who thinks he should be able to do that ought to be fired on the spot.
BusinessDecisionsPresidentFired
Tanks being deployed far forward is an indication of offensive action; tanks in depth is an indication of defensive action.
ActionForwardDepthOffensiveBeing
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.
WarFeelGulf WarTerribleI Feel
I think any student of military strategy would tell you that in order to attack a position, you should have a ratio of approximately 3 to 1 in favor of the attacker.
ThinkStrategyYouStudentMilitary
I can't even begin to visualize myself as a five-star general... When I think of the people who are five-star generals, I can't even see myself standing in their shadow.
MyselfShadowPeopleThinkSeeEven
Moving into an unoccupied village when there's no opposition, I don't call that a military victory.
MovingVictoryVillageMilitaryCall
Carpet bombing tends to portray something that's totally indiscriminate, you know, en masse without regard to the target.
YouTargetKnowWithoutSomething
Had we taken all of Iraq, we would have been like a dinosaur in the tar pit - we would still be there, and we, not the United Nations, would be bearing the costs of that occupation.
DinosaurUnited NationsUnitedBeen
Unfortunately, if you've ever been in southern Georgia on the beaches in a lightning storm, if you're out there, you're in great, great danger, and you can be killed very, very quickly.
GreatStormYouGeorgiaOutDanger
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.
HomeTimeDayMeStandFish
Well, unfortunately, I have always regretted the fact that I have a temper, but I also have, you know, have great love and respect for all of the people that have worked for me. I think like everything else, this is one of those things that has been blown out of proportion.
LoveRespectGreatPeopleMeThink
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Norman Schwarzkopf quotes