George S. Patton Short Quotes

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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.

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Always do everything you ask of those you command.

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Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.

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My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas.

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Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

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Men are at war with each other because each man is at war with himself.

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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.

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In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing.

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A good plan violently executed Now is better than a perfect plan next week.

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War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula

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Have taken Trier with two divisions. What do you want me to do? Give it back?

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The fog of war works both ways. The enemy is as much in the dark as you are. BE BOLD!!!!!

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We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

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Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.

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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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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

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A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later.

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Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are, and probably more so. They are not supermen.

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It is the cold glitter of the attacker's eye not the point of the questing bayonet that breaks the line.

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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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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

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Any commander who fails to obtain his objective, and who is not dead or severely wounded, has not done his full duty.

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I have fought with gun and cutlass
On the red and slippery deck
With all Hell aflame within me
And a rope around my neck.

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There is only one sort of discipline - PERFECT DISCIPLINE. Men cannot have good battle discipline and poor administrative discipline.

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I don't know what you think you're trying to do, but the krauts ought to pin a medal on you for helping them mess up discipline for us.

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It is a popular idea that a man is a hero just because he was killed in action. Rather, I think, a man is frequently a fool when he gets killed.

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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.

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I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor, dumb bastard die for his country.

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My men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit. Even if you are hit, you can still fight back.

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