Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
GEORGE S. PATTONAnyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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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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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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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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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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