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As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.

Major Dick Winters

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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Greatness People War Worse
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
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
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
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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Credit Done Humble Leadership Urge Worry
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
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
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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Key Leadership Man Rank Respect Success
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
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
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
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Finding Peace Personal Solitude World

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