Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
GEORGE S. PATTONNo sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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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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Pressure makes diamonds.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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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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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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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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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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