There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
GEORGE S. PATTONDo everything you ask of those you command.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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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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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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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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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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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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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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Do more than is required of you.
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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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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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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 sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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