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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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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So let us do real fighting, boring in and gouging, biting.
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Audacity, audacity, always audacity.
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In the space of two days I had evolved two plans, wholly distinct, both of which were equally feasible. The point I am trying to bring out is that one does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit those plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances.
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If we aren't victorious, let no man come back alive!
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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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Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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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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Make your plans to fit the circumstances.
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You fight like you train.
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If you go into a battle, it's better to win the first time.
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To conquer, we must destroy our enemies. We must not only die gallantly we must kill devastatingly. The faster and more effectively you kill, the longer you will live to enjoy the priceless fame of conquerors.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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Discipline can only be obtained when all the officers are imbued with the sense of their awful obligation to their men and to their country that they cannot tolerate negligence. Officers who fail to correct errors or to praise excellence are valueless in peace and dangerous misfits in war.
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I'd rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind.
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