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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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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Do more than is required of you.
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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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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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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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.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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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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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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