All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
GEORGE S. PATTONAn active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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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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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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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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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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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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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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War is the only place where a man lives.
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