It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSIt is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSThe 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.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSTake a moment of self-reflection. Look at yourself in the mirror every night and ask yourself if you did your best.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSThat’s what officers must do – break the cycle of fear. If a soldier is concentrating on his own feelings and on his own fear, and he sees you moving around, he realizes that you’re sharing the burden with him. That’s why he can then move.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSVery few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSPhysical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSFind your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSThe paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSThe only thing I asked for now was to be alive tomorrow morning and to survive another day. That was all that mattered.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSWar is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSSuicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSWe salute the rank not the man.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSWar 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.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSIf you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSOne 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 WINTERSLives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS