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A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
George S. Patton
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George S. Patton
Age: 60 †
Born: 1885
Born: November 11
Died: 1945
Died: December 21
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There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.
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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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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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Pressure makes diamonds
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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge.
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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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In forty hours I shall be in battle, with little information, and on the spur of the moment will have to make the most momentous decisions. But I believe that one's spirit enlarges with responsibility and that, with God's help, I shall make them, and make them right.
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You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things. Brave undisciplined men have no chance against the discipline and valour of other men. Have you seen a few policemen handle a crowd?
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Take calculated risks.
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Never draw a gun on a man unless you intend to kill him. And believe me, if you do intend to kill him he will already know it. Then he will feel the cold breath of the tomb.
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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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All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
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Battle is an orgy of disorder.
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Success is not getting to the top - but how you bounce up from the bottom that counts.
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I always believe in being prepared, even when I'm dressed in white tie and tails.
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In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity.
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Just drive down that road, until you get blown up
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Few men are killed by the bayonet, many are scared by it. Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts
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