A professional soldier understands that war means killing people, war means maiming 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.
— Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
War
As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist: He is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational art, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man.
— Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Humorous
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.
— Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Courage
Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good.
— Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Ethics
True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job.
— Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Courage
I believe that forgiving them is God's function. Our job is to arrange the meeting.
— Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Religion
When placed in command — take charge.
— Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Leadership
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
— Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Ethics
Frankly, any man that doesn't cry scares me a little bit. I don't think I would like a man who was incapable of enough emotion to get tears in his eyes every now and then. That type of person scares me. That's not a human being.
— Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Emotion