There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSThe paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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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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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones. You take the tough ones too.
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We salute the rank not the man.
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Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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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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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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Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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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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I would also urge leaders to remain humble. If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you get a lot more done.
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I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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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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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 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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