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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.

Major Dick Winters

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 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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Concentration Fire Intensity Leadership Stop
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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Key Leadership Man Rank Respect Success
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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Contribution Exhaust Fatigue Physical War
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
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
The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
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School Soldier Want
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
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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Easy Leadership Tough
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
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
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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Company Hero Serve War
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough War
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

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