No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
GEORGE S. PATTONMany soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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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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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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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 good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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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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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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