All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
GEORGE S. PATTONWar is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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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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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
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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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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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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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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Do more than is required of you.
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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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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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Do everything you ask of those you command.
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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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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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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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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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