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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.

Major Dick Winters

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
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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Done Medal Mirror Night Poor Satisfaction Subsitute
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough War
Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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Adversity Give Up Motivational Regard
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
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
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss War
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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Development Example Expectation Goals People Real Teamwork
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
The only thing I asked for now was to be alive tomorrow morning and to survive another day. That was all that mattered.
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Alive Survive Tomorrow War
War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
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Battle Romantic Sound War
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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Anticipate Mind Obstacle Problem Wait
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
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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Greatness People War Worse
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
Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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Authority Credit Head Humble Receive Worry

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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