The intensity of a fire, or a heavy concentration, to be a leader, you have to be able to concentrate on that fire and move just as soon as it stops or the last round hits.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSIf you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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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 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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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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Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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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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If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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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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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
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Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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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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The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.
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