There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
GEORGE S. PATTONCourage is fear holding on a minute longer.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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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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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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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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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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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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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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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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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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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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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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