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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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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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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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Successful generals make plans to fit circumstances, but do not try to create circumstances to fit plans.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
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The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence.
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So let us do real fighting, boring in and gouging, biting.
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When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.
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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.
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You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.
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Success in war depends upon the golden rule of war.
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I read the Bible - every goddamn day.
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Close the playand keep the store open nights.
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I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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Battle... brings out all that is best.
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By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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Never in history has the navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us anywhere within 50 miles of Fedela and within 1 week of D-Day. I'll go ahead and win.
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War is simple, direct, and ruthless.
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