Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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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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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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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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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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Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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The key to being a successful combat leader is to earn respect, not because of rank, but because you are a man.
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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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Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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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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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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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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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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