A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.
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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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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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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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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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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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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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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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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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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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