Pressure makes diamonds.
GEORGE S. PATTONAll very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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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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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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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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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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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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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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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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Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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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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