It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSA man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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That’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.
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Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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I would also urge leaders to remain humble. If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you get a lot more done.
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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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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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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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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 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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Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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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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I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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