13+ Eric Shinseki Quotes On Education, War

Eric Shinseki is an American soldier who served as the 7th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2009 to 2014. He was the first Asian American to serve in a Cabinet position in the United States. He was a four-star general in the United States Army, and served as the 34th Chief of Staff of the Army from 1999 to 2003. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Eric Shinseki on education, leadership, war.

If you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance even less. — Eric Shinseki

I do not want to criticize while my soldiers are still bleeding and dying in Iraq. — Eric Shinseki

I can't explain the lack of integrity among some of the leaders of our health care facilities. This is something I rarely encountered during 38 years in uniform. And so I will not defend it because it is indefensible. But I can take responsibility for it and I do. — Eric Shinseki

I would say that what's been mobilized to this point - something on the order of several hundred thousand soldiers are probably, you know, a figure that would be required. — Eric Shinseki

You must love those you lead before you can be an effective leader, you can certainly command without that sense of commitment, but you cannot lead without it. And without leadership, command is a hollow experience, a vacuum often filled with mistrust and arrogance. — Eric Shinseki

Without leadership, command is a hollow experience, a vacuum often filled with mistrust and arrogance. — Eric Shinseki

It has been very humbling and gratifying to have these men as our role models. Your generation enabled America to close out the twentieth century as the greatest nation in the history of mankind, the only remaining superpower, the world's leading economy and the world's most respected and feared military force in the world - respected by our friends and allies, feared by our adversaries. — Eric Shinseki

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

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

If you dislike change, you're going to dislike irrelevance even more. — Eric Shinseki

It's tough never being right. — Eric Shinseki

Well, let's assume the world is linear. If we required a certain amount of troops per 25,000 population in the Balkans, if the world is not radically different, something of the same extent is going to be needed in Iraq. — Eric Shinseki

I grew up as a part of the team that helped to field M-1s and M-60-A3s to the army back in 1980s. — Eric Shinseki

Life Lessons by Eric Shinseki

1. Eric Shinseki taught us the importance of taking risks and challenging the status quo in order to make progress. He also showed us the power of humility and self-sacrifice in service to others.
2. He demonstrated that with hard work and dedication, even the most difficult of tasks can be accomplished.
3. He showed us that by leading with courage and integrity, we can make a lasting impact on the world.