Stanley A. McChrystal Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by Stanley A. McChrystal:

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.
~Stanley A. McChrystal


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/stanley-a-mcchrystal-quotes/#e4a79126

President Obama had voiced strong support for the effort in Afghanistan during his campaign, pledging to add two brigades, which he did. But since the inauguration... the administration had signaled that the U.S. commitment needed careful assessment, and we needed to recalibrate the strategy and objectives.
~Stanley A. McChrystal


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/stanley-a-mcchrystal-quotes/#d207816e

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.
~Stanley A. McChrystal


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/stanley-a-mcchrystal-quotes/#b3986154

Like leaders in many walks of life, my business has been to serve with, and for, others.
~Stanley A. McChrystal


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/stanley-a-mcchrystal-quotes/#695b6b88

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


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/stanley-a-mcchrystal-quotes/#08b5d01a

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.
~Stanley A. McChrystal


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/stanley-a-mcchrystal-quotes/#5b8dfb09

Strength is leading when you just don't want to lead.
~Stanley A. McChrystal


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/stanley-a-mcchrystal-quotes/#92c3d8ee

There is only one Army in which you serve. When that identity is gone, it is gone forever.
~Stanley A. McChrystal


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/stanley-a-mcchrystal-quotes/#4ab530c9

In June 2010, after more than 38 years in uniform, in the midst of commanding a 46-nation coalition in a complex war in Afghanistan, my world changed suddenly - and profoundly. An article in 'Rolling Stone' magazine depicting me, and people I admired, in a manner that felt as unfamiliar as it was unfair, ignited a firestorm.
~Stanley A. McChrystal


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/stanley-a-mcchrystal-quotes/#c4703e88

One of the great things about America is we should not judge until we know the facts.
~Stanley A. McChrystal


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/stanley-a-mcchrystal-quotes/#119e6f4d

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