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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.

Major Dick Winters

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We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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Adversity Give Up Motivational Regard
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 brings out the worst and the best in people. Wars do not make men great, but they do bring out the greatness in good men.
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Greatness People War Worse
I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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Critical Failure Leadership War
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
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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Depart Footprints Leave Live Men Sane Sublime Time
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Fellow Leadership
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough 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
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
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
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss War
I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable
Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Finding Peace Personal Solitude World
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 find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
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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Concentration Fire Intensity Leadership Stop
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
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
It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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Easy Oneself Peace Quiet
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
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
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
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
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

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