If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones. You take the tough ones too.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSNever, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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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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Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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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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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.
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If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.
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Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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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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There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
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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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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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