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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.

George S. Patton

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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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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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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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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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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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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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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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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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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
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Do more than is required of you.
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Motivational One Liner Requirement
Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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Consequences Duty See
Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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Bold Depend Gold Rule Simplicity Speed Success War
If a man does his best, what else is there?
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Inspirational Man
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
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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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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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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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Army Battle War Win
May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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Enemy God Mercy

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