All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
GEORGE S. PATTONAll very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
GEORGE S. PATTONAll 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.
GEORGE S. PATTONSay what you mean and mean what you say.
GEORGE S. PATTONI am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
GEORGE S. PATTONA piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
GEORGE S. PATTONWar is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
GEORGE S. PATTONA good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
GEORGE S. PATTONNo good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
GEORGE S. PATTONIt is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
GEORGE S. PATTONMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
GEORGE S. PATTONA pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
GEORGE S. PATTONSuccess in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
GEORGE S. PATTONMay God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
GEORGE S. PATTONWhen in doubt, ATTACK!
GEORGE S. PATTONOfficers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
GEORGE S. PATTONAnyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
GEORGE S. PATTON