Take a moment of self-reflection. Look at yourself in the mirror every night and ask yourself if you did your best.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSRemain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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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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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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Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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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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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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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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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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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.
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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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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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If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones. You take the tough ones too.
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One 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.
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