Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
GEORGE S. PATTONMany soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
GEORGE S. PATTONAll 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.
GEORGE S. PATTONA piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
GEORGE S. PATTONDo more than is required of you.
GEORGE S. PATTONNo sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
GEORGE S. PATTONWar is the only place where a man lives.
GEORGE S. PATTONThe test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
GEORGE S. PATTONAccept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
GEORGE S. PATTONWar is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
GEORGE S. PATTONI am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
GEORGE S. PATTONWars 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.
GEORGE S. PATTONNo poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.
GEORGE S. PATTONGive 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.
GEORGE S. PATTONOfficers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
GEORGE S. PATTONIf a man does his best, what else is there?
GEORGE S. PATTONNo good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
GEORGE S. PATTON