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The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.

Major Dick Winters

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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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Character Discover Fight Lack Peace War
Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Finding Peace Personal Solitude World
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
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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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
There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
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Job Leadership Team Traning
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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Mirror Moments Night Reflection War Yourself
War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
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Battle Romantic Sound War
It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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Easy Oneself Peace Quiet
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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Cycle Fear Realize Share Soldier War
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Fellow Leadership
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
The men trust in you, have faith in you, and they obey, no questions asked. That’s character in a nutshell.
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Character Faith Men Question Trust
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
Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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Adversity Give Up Motivational Regard
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss War
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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Depart Footprints Leave Live Men Sane Sublime Time
The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS

School Soldier Want
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.
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Depression Lack People Rejection Self Esteem Theme
I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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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
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
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
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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