Stanley A. McChrystal Quotes

#1. I don't miss the bureaucracy of being in the Army. But I still love the relationships you can build. And it doesn't have to be in military service - it can be anything you're doing with someone that matters. You develop a bond.

Stanley A. McChrystal

#2. One of the great things about America is we should not judge until we know the facts.

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#3. My very identity as a soldier came to an abrupt end. I'd been soldiering as long as I'd been shaving. Suddenly I'd been told I could no longer soldier, and it felt as though no one really cared if I ever shaved again.

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#4. When you go through some controversy and you see your face on the news in a negative way for 48 hours ... you doubt yourself. And your friends make the difference. They become a safety net that come in and say, 'That's not the case.' And the relationships that you've built ... come to the fore.

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#5. I came to believe that a leader isn't good because they're right; they're good because they're willing to learn and to trust.

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#6. There is only one Army in which you serve. When that identity is gone, it is gone forever.

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#7. I want the American people to understand, we have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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#8. Like leaders in many walks of life, my business has been to serve with, and for, others.

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#9. Strength is leading when you just don't want to lead.

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#10. Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure.

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#11. I was raised to believe that soldiers were strong and wise and brave and faithful; they didn't lie, cheat, steal or abandon their comrades.

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