Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSI learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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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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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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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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If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
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The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
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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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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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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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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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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’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones. You take the tough ones too.
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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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It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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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 would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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