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I have always prided myself that I do my own thinking. I have my own philosophy. I have my own answer to the reasons things have turned out in my life.

Major Dick Winters

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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Credit Done Humble Leadership Urge Worry
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
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Essential Life Teaching
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough War
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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Easy Leadership Tough
The intensity of a fire, or a heavy concentration, to be a leader, you have to be able to concentrate on that fire and move just as soon as it stops or the last round hits.
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Concentration Fire Intensity Leadership Stop
Anticipate problems and prepare to overcome obstacles. Don’t wait until you get to the top of the ridge and then make up your mind.
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Anticipate Mind Obstacle Problem Wait
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Fellow Leadership
If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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Character Deal Guy Trust
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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Critical Failure Leadership War
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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Company Hero Serve War
The key to being a successful combat leader is to earn respect, not because of rank, but because you are a man.
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Key Leadership Man Rank Respect Success
The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
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School Soldier Want
War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
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Battle Romantic Sound War
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend

I have always prided myself that I do my own thinking. I have my own philosophy. I have my own answer to the reasons things have turned out in my life.

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