A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
GEORGE S. PATTONAn active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.
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Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I’ll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I’ll win a war.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base.
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Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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