Quote by: Eric Shinseki

I have spent a lifetime watching kids make mistakes because they were not trained or well led or properly motivated to do well. I never faulted the kids; rather, I saw opportunity to train, to motivate, to improve leadership - not to punish the individual.


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Author Bio


  • NameEric Shinseki
  • Descriptionretired United States Army four-star general, seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  • AliasesEric Ken Shinseki; Ric
  • BornNovember 28, 1942
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • AwardsBronze Star Medal; Legionnaire Of Legion Of Merit; Purple Heart; Air Medal