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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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California
The Old Man
Old Blood and Guts
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General Patton
George Smith Patton
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G.S. Patton
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Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
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Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.
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Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war.
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You shouldn't underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.
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Never let the enemy pick the battle site.
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Do not try to make circumstances fit your plans. Make plans that fit the circumstances.
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You must do your damdest and win.
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No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
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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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Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are and probably more so. They are not supermen
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I always believe in being prepared, even when I'm dressed in white tie and tails.
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You fight like you train.
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Those who live in fear die a thousand deaths.
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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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Success is not getting to the top - but how you bounce up from the bottom that counts.
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Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
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Make your plans to fit the circumstances.
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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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The god of war hates those who hesitate.
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Do not make excuses, whether it's your fault or not.
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