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I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.

Major Dick Winters

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
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
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
The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
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School Soldier Want
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss War
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
Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Finding Peace Personal Solitude World
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
If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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Character Deal Guy 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
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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Greatness People War Worse
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS

Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable
Develop your team. If you know your people, are fair in setting realistic goals and expectations, and lead by example, you will develop teamwork.
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Development Example Expectation Goals People Real Teamwork
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
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

I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.

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