Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

“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.”

“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.”

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

“Any soldier worth his salt should be anti-war. And still there are things worth fighting for.”

“When you're given a mission, that's all you've got. You have to do it right. You have to do it to the best of your ability.”

“I have seen the horrors of war and I have seen the evil of war. I don't want to see it happen again.”

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

“Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.”

“You can't help but be proud of what you've done. I'm very proud of what I've done.”