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The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.

Major Dick Winters

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

Fellow Leadership
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
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
I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
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
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
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
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 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
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
Develop your team. If you know your people, are fair in setting realistic goals and expectations, and lead by example, you will develop teamwork.
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Development Example Expectation Goals People Real Teamwork
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 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 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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