I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
GEORGE S. PATTONCourage is fear holding on a minute longer.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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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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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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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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No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.
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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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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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Do more than is required of you.
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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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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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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