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If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.

Major Dick Winters

Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.
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Courage Flawless Leadership Mortal Strive Technical
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
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
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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Cycle Fear Realize Share Soldier War
Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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Authority Credit Head Humble Receive Worry
Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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Adversity Give Up Motivational Regard
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
War exposes the best and worst of those who are called to fight. I know of no man who lacked character in peace and then discovered his character in combat.
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Character Discover Fight Lack Peace War
I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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Critical Failure Leadership War
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough War
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
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
Because 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.
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Contribution Exhaust Fatigue Physical War
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
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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Alive Survive Tomorrow War

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