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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.

~Eric Shinseki

Topics: Because Improve Individual Kids Leadership Led Lifetime Make Mistakes Motivate Motivated Never Opportunity Properly Punish Rather Saw Spent Train Trained Watching Well Were

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

~Eric Shinseki

Topics: Get Life Many You

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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

Topics: Been Conventions Direct Discussion Engage Feedback Get Locally Meet Membership Monthly Organizations Service Speak States Those Travel Veterans Where

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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

Topics: Develop Five Hard Major Organizations Projects Relationship Service Some Spent Together Very Veterans Worked Working Years

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What I want veterans to know is that VA is here to care for them. VA is a good system - health care wise, safety wise - highly comparable to any other system out there. Our oversight reviews tell us that. I'm very comfortable in the quality of our system.

~Eric Shinseki

Topics: Any Care Comfortable Comparable Good Health Health Care Here Highly Know Other Our Out Oversight Quality Reviews Safety System Tell Them Us Va Very Veterans Want Wise

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

~Eric Shinseki

Topics: Am Anybody Claims Here Impatient Individual Should Veteran Wait I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Soldier

Born: November 28th, 1942

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