A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSIf you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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Take a moment of self-reflection. Look at yourself in the mirror every night and ask yourself if you did your best.
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Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
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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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Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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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.
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The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.
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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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The men trust in you, have faith in you, and they obey, no questions asked. That’s character in a nutshell.
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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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If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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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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