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.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSFind your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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War brings out the worst and the best in people. Wars do not make men great, but they do bring out the greatness in good men.
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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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We salute the rank not the man.
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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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Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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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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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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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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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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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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If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
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