I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSI would also urge leaders to remain humble. If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you get a lot more done.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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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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As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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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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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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Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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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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It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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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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The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
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I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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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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War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
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We salute the rank not the man.
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