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George S Patton Inspirational Quotes (137)

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Often I have encountered in life that great disappointments have proved to be the road to future successes.
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Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction.
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But between the plan and the operation, there is always an unknown. That unknown spells victory or defeat. ... Some people call it getting the breaks. I call it God. God has His part in everything. That's where prayer comes in.
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Let us not mourn that such men died, but rejoice that such men lived.
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War is simple, direct, and ruthless.
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Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.
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It is absurd to believe that soldiers who cannot be made to wear the proper uniform can be induced to move forward in battle. Officers who fail to perform their duty by correcting small violations and in enforcing proper conduct are incapable of leading.
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We must guard against becoming so engrossed in the specific nature of the roots and bark of the trees of knowledge as to miss the meaning and grandeur of the forest they compose.
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I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did.
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Never in history has the navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us anywhere within 50 miles of Fedela and within 1 week of D-Day. I'll go ahead and win.
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Infantry must move forward to close with the enemy. It must shoot in order to move.... To halt under fire is folly. To halt under fire and not fire back is suicide. Officers must set the example
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The more I see of Arabs the less I think of them. By having studied them a good deal I have found out the trouble. They are the mixture of all the bad races on earth, and they get worse from west to east, because the eastern ones have had more crosses.
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There's only one way for a professional soldier to die. That's from the last bullet of the last battle of the last war.
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Just drive down that road, until you get blown up
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In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.
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Do not make excuses, whether it's your fault or not.
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All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. Don t ever let up. Don t ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain.
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Why is it that all battles are fought in the middle of the night, in downpouring rain, and at the corners of four different maps?
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Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
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Those who live in fear die a thousand deaths.
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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.
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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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Successful generals make plans to fit circumstances, but do not try to create circumstances to fit plans.
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I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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