A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.
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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The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.
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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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There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
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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.
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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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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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Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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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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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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The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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We salute the rank not the man.
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