Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSI learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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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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Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Anticipate problems and prepare to overcome obstacles. Don’t wait until you get to the top of the ridge and then make up your mind.
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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 combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
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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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If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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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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Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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We salute the rank not the man.
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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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I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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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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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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