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.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSIt is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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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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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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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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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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If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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War brings out the worst and the best in people. Wars do not make men great, but they do bring out the greatness in good men.
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If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
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Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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We salute the rank not the man.
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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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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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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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