Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
GEORGE S. PATTONDo your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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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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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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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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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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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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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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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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Do more than is required of you.
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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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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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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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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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