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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.

Major Dick Winters

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
I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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Critical Failure Leadership War
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
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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Contribution Exhaust Fatigue Physical War
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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Credit Done Humble Leadership Urge Worry
Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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Adversity Give Up Motivational Regard
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
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
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
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Fellow Leadership
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
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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Company Hero Serve War
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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Answer Life Philosophy Pride Reason
If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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Character Deal Guy Trust
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
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

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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