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If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.

Major Dick Winters

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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Character Faith Men Question Trust
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’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
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
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
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
We all experienced sleep deprivation at times – hat is the nature of stress but a physically exhausted leader routinely makes poor decisions in times of crisis.
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Deprivation Exhaust Experience Hat Leadership Nature Physical Stress
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
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
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
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss War
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
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

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