True satisfaction comes from getting the job done. Ribbons, medals, and accolades, then, are poor substitutes to the ability to look yourself in the mirror every night and know that you did your best.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSBecause I was in such good shape, my fatigue level never reached the point of physical exhaustion that contributes to mental exhaustion and, ultimately, to combat fatigue.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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We salute the rank not the man.
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If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones. You take the tough ones too.
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One day my grandson said to me, grandpa were you a hero in the war? And i said to him no I’m not a hero, but I have served in a company full of them.
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Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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The only thing I asked for now was to be alive tomorrow morning and to survive another day. That was all that mattered.
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There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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That’s what officers must do – break the cycle of fear. If a soldier is concentrating on his own feelings and on his own fear, and he sees you moving around, he realizes that you’re sharing the burden with him. That’s why he can then move.
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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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I would also urge leaders to remain humble. If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you get a lot more done.
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It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
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