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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.

Major Dick Winters

I have always prided myself that I do my own thinking. I have my own philosophy. I have my own answer to the reasons things have turned out in my life.
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Answer Life Philosophy Pride Reason
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Fellow Leadership
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
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
I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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Critical Failure Leadership 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
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
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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Adversity Give Up Motivational Regard
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
A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.
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Courage Flawless Leadership Mortal Strive Technical
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
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss War
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
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
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

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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