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 WINTERSWar is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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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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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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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 are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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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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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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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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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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War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
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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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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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I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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