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I have always prided myself that I do my own thinking. I have my own philosophy. I have my own answer to the reasons things have turned out in my life.

Major Dick Winters

I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable
I have always prided myself that I do my own thinking. I have my own philosophy. I have my own answer to the reasons things have turned out in my life.
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Answer Life Philosophy Pride Reason
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
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
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
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
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
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
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough War
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
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Job Leadership Team Traning
War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
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Battle Romantic Sound War
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones. You take the tough ones too.
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Easy Leadership Tough
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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Contribution Exhaust Fatigue Physical War
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

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