Norman Schwarzkopf

"I have my faults, but changing my men's hearts is not one of them."

"The most important thing in an army is morale."

"I pray that I will never be forced to rely upon other nations to defend my own."

"To each of my men in the Army, thank you."

"You need to understand that leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those under your charge."

"The world is watching us. This is a pivotal moment in human history."

"I hate wasting energy on things I can't control."

"To the men and women of the armed forces, you are the best."

"I will never ask a man to go a place I will not go."

"In the final analysis it is not our power of muscles that will defeat the enemy; it is our power of will."

"Always listen to experts. Then disregard what they tell you and do what you think is right."

"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions."

"I think one of the great challenges is that we have so much to do and so little time to do it."

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."

"I am quite convinced that if we do not fail, we will succeed."

"Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them."

"I have always believed that success is 99% preparation and 1% perspiration."

"Discipline is the most important thing."

"Any soldier worth his salt should be antiwar. But once the war has started, then he should be all in."

"You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership."

"Never in history has the simultaneous liberation of 100 million Muslims been more necessary."

"I am not a fan of just letting things happen to you. You have to grab life."

"Expect to see the future. See it!"

"I have often noticed that religious people are often the least charitable."

"The most important thing to understand is that we are all on the same team."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"I'll be direct - I don't believe in half measures."

"This is about future generations and what kind of world we're going to leave them."

"You cannot make good decisions from bad information."

"My philosophy has always been simple: you lead by example."