There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
GEORGE S. PATTONWhen in doubt, ATTACK!
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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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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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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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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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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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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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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