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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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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George Smith Patton
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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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The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence.
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When there is fear of failure, there will be failure.
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I am the best damn ass-kicker in the whole U.S. Army!
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We want to get the hell over there. The quicker we clean up this Goddamned mess, the quicker we can take a little jaunt against the purple pissing Japs and clean out their nest, too. Before the Goddamned Marines get all of the credit.
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Success is how you bounce on the bottom.
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I read the Bible - every goddamn day.
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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
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The more I see of Arabs the less I think of them. By having studied them a good deal I have found out the trouble. They are the mixture of all the bad races on earth, and they get worse from west to east, because the eastern ones have had more crosses.
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A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.
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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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Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching.
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Do not try to make circumstances fit your plans. Make plans that fit the circumstances.
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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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Remember praise is more valuable than blame.
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In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.
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When everyone agrees, someone is not thinking.
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Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.
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You shouldn't underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.
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