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...an imperfect plan implemented immediately and violently will always succeed better than a perfect plan.
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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But between the plan and the operation, there is always an unknown. That unknown spells victory or defeat. ... Some people call it getting the breaks. I call it God. God has His part in everything. That's where prayer comes in.
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Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. Always do more than is required of you. If a man has done his best, what else is there?
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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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Just drive down that road, until you get blown up
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