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Always do everything you ask of those you command.
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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The Old Man
Old Blood and Guts
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George Smith Patton
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A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?
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I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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I wonder if I could have been here before as I drive up the Roman road the Theater seems familiar - perhaps I headed a legion up that same white road... I passed a chateau in ruins which I possibly helped escalade in the middle ages. There is no proof nor yet any denial. We were, We are, and we will be.
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Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction.
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Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.
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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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So as through a glass and darkly The age long strife I see Where I fought in many guises, Many names - but always me.
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I always believe in being prepared, even when I'm dressed in white tie and tails.
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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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Achievers are resolute in their goals and driven by determination. Discouragement is temporary, obstacles are overcome, and doubt is defeated, yielding to personal victory. You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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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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You must do your damdest and win.
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Those who live in fear die a thousand deaths.
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