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War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.

Major Dick Winters

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
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
Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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Adversity Give Up Motivational Regard
Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Finding Peace Personal Solitude World
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
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.
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Done Medal Mirror Night Poor Satisfaction Subsitute
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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Depart Footprints Leave Live Men Sane Sublime Time
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
If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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Character Deal Guy Trust
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
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
War brings out the worst and the best in people. Wars do not make men great, but they do bring out the greatness in good men.
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Greatness People War Worse
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
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
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough 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

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