If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSWe 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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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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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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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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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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As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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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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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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It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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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 learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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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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