Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
GEORGE S. PATTONAll very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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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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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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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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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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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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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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