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If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.

Major Dick Winters

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
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
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
If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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Character Deal Guy Trust
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
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
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
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
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
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
Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Finding Peace Personal Solitude World
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS

Fellow Leadership
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
Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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Adversity Give Up Motivational Regard
The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.
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Depression Lack People Rejection Self Esteem Theme

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