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We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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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All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
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Every man is scared in his first battle. If he says he's not, he's a liar. Some men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men or they get the hell slammed out of them watching men fight who are just as scared as they are. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.
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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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Let us not mourn that such men died, but rejoice that such men lived.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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