Do more than is required of you.
GEORGE S. PATTONSuccess is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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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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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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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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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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