As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSAs a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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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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I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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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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War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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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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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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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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If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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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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Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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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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The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.
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Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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