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Death can be more exciting than life.
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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Never draw a gun on a man unless you intend to kill him. And believe me, if you do intend to kill him he will already know it. Then he will feel the cold breath of the tomb.
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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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The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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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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Do as I have taught you, and you will stay alive.
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Success is how you bounce on the bottom.
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You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.
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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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