Take a moment of self-reflection. Look at yourself in the mirror every night and ask yourself if you did your best.
MAJOR DICK WINTERSI would also urge leaders to remain humble. If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you get a lot more done.
More Major Dick Winters Quotes
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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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Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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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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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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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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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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True satisfaction comes from getting the job done. Ribbons, medals, and accolades, then, are poor substitutes to the ability to look yourself in the mirror every night and know that you did your best.
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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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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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As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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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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A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.
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Develop your team. If you know your people, are fair in setting realistic goals and expectations, and lead by example, you will develop teamwork.
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I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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