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

Major Dick Winters

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

Calculation Leadership Loss War
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS

Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS

Fellow Leadership
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
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS

Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough War
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
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
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
A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS

Courage Flawless Leadership Mortal Strive Technical
That’s what officers must do – break the cycle of fear. If a soldier is concentrating on his own feelings and on his own fear, and he sees you moving around, he realizes that you’re sharing the burden with him. That’s why he can then move.
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Cycle Fear Realize Share Soldier War
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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Deprivation Exhaust Experience Hat Leadership Nature Physical Stress
I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable
The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS

School Soldier Want
I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS

Critical Failure Leadership War
If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS

Essential Life Teaching
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

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