Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
GEORGE S. PATTONA pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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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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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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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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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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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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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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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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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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