11 Eric Shinseki Quotes for You to Enjoy

Eric Shinseki

American Soldier

Born: Nov 28, 1942

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If you are going to make a change, make it big and bold. Walk up to the biggest guy on the block, stand in his face and get it started. Then go around, brigade by brigade, making it make sense. Eric Shinseki

It's tough never being right. Eric Shinseki

Tough Never Being Right

The magnificent army that fought in Desert Storm is a great army, and it still is a magnificent army today. But it was one we designed for the Cold War, and the Cold War has been over for ten years now. Eric Shinseki

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An army that fought and won a war decisively finds it even more difficult to undergo change. Eric Shinseki

War Change Army Difficult Finds More Undergo Won Even Fought

In the army, we do two things every day. We train our soldiers, and then we grow them into leaders, because frankly, we don't hire out. We grow our own leaders. Eric Shinseki

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More importantly, if you are in a position to hire, hire a veteran. They will be the best employees you have. Eric Shinseki

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You don't get many do-overs in life. Eric Shinseki

Life You Get Many

It's important in any organization that if visions have any reality at all, it's because the organization believes that the vision is right and that they share in it. Otherwise, it becomes the good idea of one person, and that even more importantly contributes to the sense that it will not survive the departure of that individual. Eric Shinseki

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I do engage veterans. I meet with the veterans' service organizations monthly. It's a direct, no-holds-barred discussion. I travel to their conventions, where I speak to the veterans membership. I do travel. I've been to all 50 states. When I do, I engage veterans locally. So I get direct feedback from those veterans. Eric Shinseki

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I spent five years working very hard to develop a relationship with the veterans' service organizations. We have together worked some major projects. Eric Shinseki

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No veteran should have to wait for claims. If there's anybody impatient here, I am that individual. Eric Shinseki

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