If a man does his best, what else is there?
GEORGE S. PATTONWhen in doubt, ATTACK!
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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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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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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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.
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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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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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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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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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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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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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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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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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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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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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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I’ll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I’ll win a war.
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