We salute the rank not the man.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSThe only thing I asked for now was to be alive tomorrow morning and to survive another day. That was all that mattered.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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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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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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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
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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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If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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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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As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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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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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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There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
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If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
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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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