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There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.

Major Dick Winters

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
I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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Easy Oneself Peace Quiet
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
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
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
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
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
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
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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Mirror Moments Night Reflection War Yourself
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough 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
I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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Critical Failure Leadership War
If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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Character Deal Guy Trust

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