I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
GEORGE S. PATTONLead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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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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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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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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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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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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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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Do more than is required of you.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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