I’m not good at eating small meals. Some people can sit down and be very disciplined. When I sit down at a meal, I sort of eat everything I can reach. I know medical people say that’s exactly the wrong formula, but I’ve made it this far. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
Public, noncommercial broadcasting is also giving kids social-emotional skills like persistence and self-control that are fundamental to success in school, not to mention in the military, the institution where I spent most of my career. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
Change is painful, and people are always reticent to accept a lot of pain. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
The military does very well taking average people and making them very good leaders. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
We are a nation of innovators and problem-solvers who sparked revolutions in democratic government, civil rights, communications, flight, rural electrification and technology. We are a country defined by ideals now in need of rescue. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
America needs a big idea that plays to its strength. It should look to national service. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
We should get to the business of providing at least one million opportunities each year for young Americans to spend a service year with peers who are different from them – by race, ethnicity, income, politics and religious belief. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
The reality is when you make ‘America First’ a bumper sticker and pump it overseas, what you’re telling them is ‘America Only’. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
How we present ourselves matters a lot, and that’s every American, not just at the senior levels. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
If we want to be members of the world community, we need to think that way. Stanley A. McChrystal Read Quote
