Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
GEORGE S. PATTONOfficers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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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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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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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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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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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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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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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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