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.
GEORGE S. PATTONI don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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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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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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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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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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