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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.

Major Dick Winters

If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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Character Deal Guy Trust
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
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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Authority Credit Head Humble Receive Worry
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss 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
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
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
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
I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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Critical Failure Leadership War
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
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
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 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
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
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

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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