I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
GEORGE S. PATTONAccept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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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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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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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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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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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
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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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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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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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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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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
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