No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
GEORGE S. PATTONWar is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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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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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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