Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSIf combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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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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Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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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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Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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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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As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.
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The only thing I asked for now was to be alive tomorrow morning and to survive another day. That was all that mattered.
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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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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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We salute the rank not the man.
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