A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
GEORGE S. PATTONNever tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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Give 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.
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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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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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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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Battle 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.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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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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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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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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