I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSThere is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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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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As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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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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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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Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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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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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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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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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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If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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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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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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It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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