No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.
GEORGE S. PATTONOfficers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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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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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
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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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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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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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No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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Do more than is required of you.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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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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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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