Norman Schwarzkopf: What would you want written on your gravestone?

A man does not get to write his own epitaph. But if I were to write mine it would say the following: He loved his family, and he loved his troops, and they loved him — period.

Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Las Vegas, Nevada, 26 June 1992 source ↗

Question When you need counsel, who is the first person you call? Relationships

My wife, my children, my friends, myself. I’m my own strongest critic. I am much tougher on myself than anybody I know, consistently.

Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Las Vegas, Nevada, 26 June 1992 source ↗

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