All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
GEORGE S. PATTONCourage is fear holding on a minute longer.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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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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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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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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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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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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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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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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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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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War is the only place where a man lives.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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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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