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.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSDevelop your team. If you know your people, are fair in setting realistic goals and expectations, and lead by example, you will develop teamwork.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
-
-
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.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
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.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
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.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
The only thing I asked for now was to be alive tomorrow morning and to survive another day. That was all that mattered.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones. You take the tough ones too.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS -
Develop your team. If you know your people, are fair in setting realistic goals and expectations, and lead by example, you will develop teamwork.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS