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.
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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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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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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Take a moment of self-reflection. Look at yourself in the mirror every night and ask yourself if you did your best.
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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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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.
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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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As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.
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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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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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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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If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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