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.
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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Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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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 combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
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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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The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
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It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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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.
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The men trust in you, have faith in you, and they obey, no questions asked. That’s character in a nutshell.
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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.
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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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We salute the rank not the 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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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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