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Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.

Major Dick Winters

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
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
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
The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
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School Soldier Want
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Fellow Leadership
The men trust in you, have faith in you, and they obey, no questions asked. That’s character in a nutshell.
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Character Faith Men Question Trust
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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Company Hero Serve 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
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Finding Peace Personal Solitude World
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
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
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
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
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss War

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