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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.

Major Dick Winters

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Because I was in such good shape, my fatigue level never reached the point of physical exhaustion that contributes to mental exhaustion and, ultimately, to combat fatigue.
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Contribution Exhaust Fatigue Physical War
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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Key Leadership Man Rank Respect Success
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
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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Development Example Expectation Goals People Real Teamwork
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Fellow Leadership
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
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
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
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
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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Character Faith Men Question Trust
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
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
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
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
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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Mirror Moments Night Reflection War Yourself
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss War
Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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Adversity Give Up Motivational Regard
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable
I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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Critical Failure Leadership War
Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Finding Peace Personal Solitude World
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
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
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

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