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.
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. PATTONPressure makes diamonds.
GEORGE S. PATTONTo be a successful soldier, you must know history.
GEORGE S. PATTONNo good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
GEORGE S. PATTONWar is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
GEORGE S. PATTONBattle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base.
GEORGE S. PATTONDo everything you ask of those you command.
GEORGE S. PATTONAnyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
GEORGE S. PATTONAn active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
GEORGE S. PATTONThe 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.
GEORGE S. PATTONHuman beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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. 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. PATTONMany soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
GEORGE S. PATTONNever tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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. PATTON