As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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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If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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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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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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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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Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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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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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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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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It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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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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We salute the rank not the man.
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War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
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The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.
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