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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.

Major Dick Winters

I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable
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
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
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
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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Cycle Fear Realize Share Soldier War
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss War
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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Credit Done Humble Leadership Urge Worry
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Fellow Leadership
The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.
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Depression Lack People Rejection Self Esteem Theme
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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Character Discover Fight Lack Peace War
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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Easy Oneself Peace Quiet
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
We all experienced sleep deprivation at times – hat is the nature of stress but a physically exhausted leader routinely makes poor decisions in times of crisis.
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Deprivation Exhaust Experience Hat Leadership Nature Physical Stress
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough War

A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.

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